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		mont on Oct 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Remote work changed their lives. They’re not going... > You are paid based on how difficult you are to replace May be true in general but definitely is unrelated to location based pay (wouldn't it be easier to higher another faceless IC in the bay area than in OKC?)

Bakary on Oct 22, 2022 [–]

There are many reasons to hire people locally, even if they do work remote. This factors into the replace-ability aspect.

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