Title: I was contacted about a remote position today. They asked for my expected rate and I told them. They replied, &quot;Can you consider coming down since this is a remote position?&quot;<p>I really struggled to come up with a response to this. Yes, I&#x27;m willing to negotiate on principal, but it has nothing to do with being remote. In fact, I consider remote a reason to pay more money.<p>My thinking is that it&#x27;s difficult to find the type of people who has the focus and skills (focus overrides skill, I think) to really do remote work well. The employer is not paying for the office, not giving me free coffee, not paying for the computer I&#x27;m using, and (if it&#x27;s important) no ping pong, and no social interaction with coworkers. In return, I give full-on focused work with no cruft.<p>I understand that it is a trade off, but I&#x27;m never sold on the thought that remote is some exclusive benefit.
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