how do silicon valley tech companies square "equal pay for equal work" with geo-adjusted salary bands?

one of the most intellectually dishonest "best" practices i& #39;ve seen. just admit it& #39;s about saving money and & #39;cost of living& #39; adjustments are a weak attempt at rationalization.

instead, normalize for cost to the company. if salary + benefits + taxes is X/year, pay that to everyone on that level regardless of their location and cost of living.

this means that employees living in geos with higher payroll / retirement tax obligations (looking at you, scandinavia) will get less in salary, sure, but at least the justification makes some sense. who are you to try to normalize your employees& #39; qualities of life? creepy

by the way, it still works out to a lot more than the bullshit quality of life adjustments the big companies run. maybe i should stop this thread here, if the BigCos were doing this it would be a lot harder to hire. if you& #39;re a startup this is a massive edge on hiring

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