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SalaryInequity #CrossCountryEmployment #CurrencyConvertibility
Hey everyone! Have you ever been lowballed because of where you live? ๐๐ธ I recently had a frustrating experience with a tourism company that mistakenly listed a job targeting my country on LinkedIn Germany. Despite meeting all the requirements, I was told my salary would be based on my Latin American country’s rates, not the attractive range advertised. ๐
Have you encountered similar situations? How did you handle it? Here are a few possible solutions I think could help:
- Negotiate: Try to negotiate to get closer to the advertised salary.
- Highlight Your Value: Emphasize the value you bring to the role.
- Explore Remote Work Options: Consider if remote work could be a viable solution.
What do you think? How would you tackle this issue? Share your thoughts and let’s help each other navigate through these tricky situations! ๐ค๐ก #CommunityDiscussion #WorkplaceFairness
Most places have salary bands for locations. No company anywhere will pay you a salary out of band for that location.
The reason they’re hiring in your location is so they can pay your location specific wages.
Well, that’s how companies handle that usually.
That’s why they aren’t hiring someone in germany ( they want to spend less).
Um, yeah, sorry, man, this is how it is for literally everyone in the world. The very lucky few make 100k in the US-based company while also living somewhere you can rent a place for 100 a month and 1000 gets you a literal palace. And those are all global remote hires for senior IT roles, c-level managers etc, basically those unique enough to _force_ that upon an employer, not random locals hired for a western salary, which defeats the whole purpose of outsourcing to cheaper countries and makes few sense from the market standpoint (why pay more when they’re those who’d work for less)
I’m in Canada.
My co-workers in the USA make 30% more than I do.
Partly because of the Tech Industry demand and also exchange rates.
lol why would they hire you and have to deal with 12 hours of timezone issues over a local if they had to pay you the same amount.
If they made a mistake with salary range on the ad and really like you, you can persuade a compromise on somewhere between the local rate and the ad salary.
But yea they hold the longer end of the stick here.
If that’s what the ad says, you’re 100% right to ask for it. They also don’t have to hyer you. Did they fix the job ad afterward?
This is totally normal and not lowballing at all. Actually, this is how near- and offshoring works.
How are you lowballed? Theyโre paying German salaries to employees in Germany and adjust their band for South America. Itโs the most normal thing to do.
Yes thats normal.
You dont get german salary while living in Peru โฆโฆ.
Uhm that’s normal.ย ย
Why would they deal with a foreigner, language barrier, legalities and so on if they have no incentive? I mean… That’s the reason we outsource.ย
Are you willing ot relocate to Germany and be on German payroll? Staying In your own area itโs a silly expectation to get a different locationโs pay band just because you โtrickedโ with an obvious listing mistake.
This is pretty normal, mate. Actually, in my own country someone in the North can easily make 25% more than someone in the South in exactly the same position. The rents are also substantial higher so it kinda evens out but whoever told you that life is fair, was lying to you.
This is most companies that hire remote. They even do this in united states for different states. The cost of living is much higher in New Jersey and California than it is in Minnesota. So someone living in California will make a lot more than the person doing exact same job in Minnesota.
Itโs how companies save money. They make these arbitrary rules and everyone follows them, then say itโs because fairness to the other employees.
Someone in Latin America making Switzerland wages could be living well so companies donโt want to do you the favor.