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Facebook announced that they welcome the home office adjusting the salary to every worker location…

And the question is… Why is that? Is it really fair?

In an ideal work, where the meritocracy defines your position and your salary, the money earnt would depend on your value and contribution to the company.

Although we know that this is far than reality, in that case scenario we are talking about differences in the same person… if a current Facebook worker stays in California doing home office, he will probably earn more money than if he moves to Kentucky (without considering taxes variable), although their contribution will be exactly the same.

It means that the home office will not help to reduce world differences, you will keep less paid in Africa than America, or in Barcelona than Berlin, independently than your contribution. What it seems like a lost opportunity.

On the contrary, if we have “Silicon valley” salaries around the world… could we increase the internal differences? Will we have a two paths world? The homeworkers with a salary than can buy half of the country and the locals with a salary adjusted to the living cost.

About the question, what is fair? In my opinion, it is clear. Earn what you deserve. #TeamMeritocracy