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[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Easily $20k for me.

Edit: I probably wasn't clear. I work remote. It would take at a minimum $20k extra to consider a non-remote job.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don’t set this precedent. You’re paid for the work you do, not where you do it.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The simple fact is that if you were wasting $100 a month on fuel you were working for $100 a month less already.

Just be real, benefits are part of your pay and your commute can either be a good part of your benefits or a negotiation in higher pay.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But also, the company is saving money by not paying for an office, so I can argue that they need to pay me the same salary as rent for my office space.

Like, say I can work from home but I don’t have the space. Now I need a more expensive place with an extra room that I can dedicate for an office.

I don’t have the option of working from home, I’m just saying don’t let those fuckers hoodwink you in to less than you’re worth.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That office will be there in that building whether you are in it or not.

The only thing you're saving is the power your computer would use and the miniscule amount of energy that it took to cool down your body heat and maybe an elevator if you go up at all by yourself

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d get a job somewhere else that paid less if I could work from home.

Commuting costs time and money. If I can break even on the commute cost, I’m happy.

[–] joneskind 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Commuting cost more than money

Commuting cost time, which is priceless.

My company has a work from home culture desk that allows its employees to work from anywhere on the Greenwich meridian +/- 1 hour

I wouldn’t leave for a WFO job until I’m paid €50000 more

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I completely agree, my wife took an office job because the pay was a significant bump.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

thats more than I would require but I actually think Im undervaluing it a bit as im basically doin 25%

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not who you responded to but I have a set amount for non WFH. You see I work for who I want not who wants me. The WFH position is different from the non WFH one and requires different compensation.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yeah I hear ya. If you’re switching jobs then go for it. I was thinking more like, your boss comes up to you (zooms you I guess) and says, “we’re gonna cut your pay because you don’t have to drive to work any more”

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah that would not cut it. I won't sign a contract with that. We can go on as written or they can drop me. Lowering compensation is never going to fly with me.