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PLUS the company where you get paid as much as the CEO & the remote work stalemate

Hey Insider, I hope you had an amazing week! Itās my last day in Budapest, and I have to say Iām pretty bummed. The last week has reminded me how much I love this city ā¤ļø
Last time I asked you if you wanted to hear about my nomadic travels over the last 2 weeks and a resounding 98% of you said YES, so I will write up a small ānomadic guideā for each cityā¦
Keep an eye out for those over the next few weeks š
Anyways, todayās email is a 4min 35 sec read:
šø The remote company where everyone gets paid the same
š„ Revolut throws shade at regulators & gets spanked
š”ļø Hybrid will end the remote work battle
Letās dive inā¦

š» CAREERS
Remote work handcuffs - when you hate your job but love to WFH

Youāve likely heard of āgolden handcuffsā before - where you feel chained to a job you donāt like because the money is really goodā¦
Well, now a new phenomenon has appeared that researchers are calling āremote-work handcuffsā.
Last month remote work listings on LinkedIn dwindled to just 10% of job ads, while nearly 70% of job seekers on LinkedIn are looking for remote work positions.
This, in addition to the return-to-office push by many backward CEOs, has created a feeling of scarcity for many remote workers who hate their jobs but arenāt willing to risk losing their ability to work remotely by finding a new job.
In academic research, this can result in whatās called continuance commitment, where people stay in jobs because they have something to lose, as opposed to staying because thereās something attractive in the job like colleagues or growth opportunities.
Unfortunately, workers who experience this are at a much greater risk of burnout, low performance, and stress.
Do you have remote work handcuffs?Pick the option you most identify with and let me know more in the comments. |
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šØ WORD ON THE WEB
The company where every employee is paid the same as the CEO

Illustration: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Image via Wired
A big argument in the remote world recently has been whether workersā pay should be adjusted based on where they live. SafetyWing, the popular health insurance provider for remote workers and digital nomads, has leaped over the argument entirely by doing something far more disruptive - paying everyone the same.
There are some interesting stats to support this idea:
SafetyWing has a 97% employee retention
Orgs with pay equity had a 26% higher chance of quality hires
Equal pay tends to boost employee motivation
Employees in āhigh fairnessā companies are 26% more productive
That being said, Antonio Giangreco, a professor at IĆSEG School of Management in Paris, who researches pay equity doesnāt think all companies should jump on this ideaā¦
āSafetyWingās principle is fantastically disruptive, but extremely difficult to copy and paste into other contexts, itās not a fit for every business, but companies can start with small steps,āā he said.
Insider Thoughts: While pay equality at this level sounds great, it likely wonāt catch on with the business masses, and for every study supporting it, there is a study that doesnāt.
The reward of higher pay incentivizes people to want to take on more responsibility and accountability in the company. This is why CEOs get paid so muchā¦ they have exponentially more responsibilities than other employees. The puck stops with them, but thatās not to say that some CEOs get paid too much.
That being said, paying people a different amount based on where they live is stupid. All that matters is the value you provide to the organization. Working from NYC vs Budapest doesnāt magically increase that value.
š¾ TECH
Revolut isnāt doing so hot

Revolut is used by many remote workers as a way to send and receive money quickly and easily across borders, however, this year may spell trouble for UKās top fintech company.
On May 18th, The Telegraph reported that the Bank of England is preparing to reject the companyās license application which was set to allow Revolut to function more like a regular bank and offer insured deposits & lending.
Why? Well, the tl;dr is that regulators raised some concerns, and instead of addressing those issues, Revolut threw shade at the regulators which annoyed them & likely āinspiredā them to reject their application.
This throws massive doubt into the companyās āone app, all things moneyā vision along with any further expansion into other markets like the US and Australia.
š® FUTURE OF WORK
Return-to-office wars will likely end in a stalemate

Battle lines have been drawn between the RTO & WFH sides, with both camps aggressively defending their position. But for many workers, the battle will likely end in a stalemate called hybrid work.
Forcing workers into the office to do jobs that they know they can do just as well from home doesnāt work.
Working 100% online and never seeing your coworkers is, at least with todayās technology, not a great way to build culture. So some in-person time is required.
It will be up to companies, their employees, and the industry & work to be done, to decide whether their hybrid model is one where workers go into an office a few times a month, or if it means a few in-person offsites per year.
š UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 16-19: Camp Indie [š Kent, Connecticut] - adult summer camp & conference for digital nomads & those living an unconventional life
June 21-25: Remotion Festival [šBurgas, Bulgaria] - A festival for remote workers, freelancers, & digital nomads highlighting the Burgas area as a hub for smart living
June 25-July 2: Bansko Nomad Fest [š Bansko, Bulgaria] - for digital nomads, freelancers, and founders in the mountains of Bulgaria
July 15-29: Nomad City Festival 2023 [šGran Canaria] - the original nomadic unconference presented by Repeople. Get inspired, learn, & make connections at the biggest nomad event in the Canary Islands.
Dec 7-13: Nomad Island Fest [š Madeira, Portugal] - Learn from world-class industry experts on topics like mindset, marketing, tech, wealth & health
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Todayās email was written by Mitko Karshovski