Tech Lead/Team Lead. Senior WebDev.
Intermediate Grade on Computer Systems-
High Grade on Web Application Development-
MBA (+Marketing+HHRR).
Studied a bit of law, economics and design
Location
Spain
Education
Higher Level Education Certificate on Web Application Development
I understand your point and of course my case even when being the most common does not apply to others.
My only point was about Where really is the limit of responsibilities from a company? Why they doesn't pay me the gas, or why they doesn't pay the electricity costs of remote working?
The best point may be a shared cost, if they pay me 50€/month being the extra-cost around 100€ for that's fine, i can also re-invest this money in some ways for being more electric-efficient and then save more money.
Hmmm thinking about it, I think the problem I have is that if I were vetting the situation like a job seeker, I'd negotiate to cover my costs. A remote-first company saying they only provide a laptop is well and good, but I'd choose to try to get more salary to offset my taking on the costs of having an office. By my company switching to that model after I've been here for years, I effectively am taking a pay cut. But they are pitching it as my choice. Had the company said times are tight so thanks for sticking it out I wouldn't be this annoyed.
While it isn't the responsibility of an in-person company to cover commutes, job hunters still negotiate thinking of the time of the commute or the costs of a bus pass or gas. Which is why at the end of the day I tie the idea of salary to those kinds of costs.
In the perfect case of paying 50/month even if some people are 0/month or others 100/month, at least that 50/month would show the company thought of it. Not just, well, this is how it is now, deal. Being in the US, my employment can change going forward on a whim, but that doesn't mean it's right, so showing some kind of humility about the costs being shifted would be nice.
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I understand your point and of course my case even when being the most common does not apply to others.
My only point was about Where really is the limit of responsibilities from a company? Why they doesn't pay me the gas, or why they doesn't pay the electricity costs of remote working?
The best point may be a shared cost, if they pay me 50€/month being the extra-cost around 100€ for that's fine, i can also re-invest this money in some ways for being more electric-efficient and then save more money.
Hmmm thinking about it, I think the problem I have is that if I were vetting the situation like a job seeker, I'd negotiate to cover my costs. A remote-first company saying they only provide a laptop is well and good, but I'd choose to try to get more salary to offset my taking on the costs of having an office. By my company switching to that model after I've been here for years, I effectively am taking a pay cut. But they are pitching it as my choice. Had the company said times are tight so thanks for sticking it out I wouldn't be this annoyed.
While it isn't the responsibility of an in-person company to cover commutes, job hunters still negotiate thinking of the time of the commute or the costs of a bus pass or gas. Which is why at the end of the day I tie the idea of salary to those kinds of costs.
In the perfect case of paying 50/month even if some people are 0/month or others 100/month, at least that 50/month would show the company thought of it. Not just, well, this is how it is now, deal. Being in the US, my employment can change going forward on a whim, but that doesn't mean it's right, so showing some kind of humility about the costs being shifted would be nice.