DrewFeb 21, 2024

Saying the quiet part out loud, with pride

https://sopuli.xyz/post/9407320

Saying the quiet part out loud, with pride - Sopuli

alt text: 18 of our 40 employees are located in the Philippines. Insanely competent, great judgement, and $5 per hour. If you run a small business and don’t have overseas help you’re at a disadvantage

Show threadJohnDClay
I think it’s fine to outsource some things overseas, but don’t criminally underpay them!
Feb 21, 2024 at 5:19amWeb
Show threadsugar_in_your_teaFeb 21, 2024
$5/hr is a decent wage in the Philippines. Minimum wage there is ~$11/day, so $5/hr is quite a bit more than minimum wage.
Show threadVeratFeb 21, 2024
Minimum wage may not be the whole story, our minimum wage is $7.25 still and I dont think anyone believes that can be lived on here. The cost of living is more significant a measure of the pay’s fairness
Show threadsugar_in_your_teaFeb 21, 2024

Cost of living is also much lower in The Philippines vs the US. A quick search says a 1br studio near Manila costs ~₱6,500/month, which is ~$115/month. The same thing costs about 10-20x that here in the US in a city.

So $5/hr would be enough for a pretty nice lifestyle there, whereas it would be significantly below the poverty line here in the US.

Show threadshalafiFeb 22, 2024

Funny note on that: Went to stay with a friend in Manhattan back in '91. Stunned by the prices I asked, “How does anyone survive on minimum wage?!”

He laughed, “Man, nobody gets minimum wage here!”

I’m in a poor county in Florida. 6 years ago, jobs could be found at the very bottom, no more.