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The locations indicated in the job descriptions imply the jobs are not US based, but LatAm based which have lower minimum wages.


Not $ 5 nor $ 8 for this job.


Eh... still kinda fucked up in my opinion. Should be treated equally.


You cannot ask startups to hold themselves accountable to a higher standard than their wntrenched competitors


Why? They are competing against other companies that are outsourcing the same job and probably paying less.


Don't you think this 'logic' is kind of a numb way to look at reality? Not caring about the actual human doing the job... when you've got millions in your pocket? Standard of living in third world countries tends to be worse. Look at every global human wellbeing index in existence and you'll see they're all pretty much the same map rhymed over and over. People suffer on one side so that people can live well on the other side.

It's not like "Oh their quality of life is exactly the same as in the US it's just cheaper! So it's totally fine for us to pay them peanuts! Right? Peanuts buy you a house there... I mean the house has no plumbing but it's a house!" No, their quality of life is absolute crap compared to first world countries (as someone from a third world country). And paying them like shit will only prolong their suffering.

The least the company could do is pay them fairly which means they can travel or live a better quality life.




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