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We definitely tried to keep the estimates reasonable. For SF we've found that a lot of companies prefer onshore, albeit out of state, for staffing their suppor
by fapi1974 10y ago
We definitely tried to keep the estimates reasonable. For SF we've found that a lot of companies prefer onshore, albeit out of state, for staffing their support.
- dahdum 10y agoAustin, Denver, and Portland seem very popular for SF area. Inexpensive office space and good labor pool with progressive values. We've stayed on the peninsula and done our best to raise productivity (and thus comp) through training, retention, and technology. Wasn't easy but working well now.
- ethbro 10y agoNot judging, just curious, do progressive values really matter? I'm based out of a fairly cosmopolitan southern city, and I'd be hard pressed to construct a scenario where I could only find someone so unprofessional and conservative enough as to make a difference to the customer.
- dahdum 10y agoFor some companies progressive values are often important, to the founders, employees, or corporate image. SF has a lot of those is all.
- ethbro 10y agoAgreed, but your phrasing was interesting: two hard business qualities and one social one. The other thing that made it stick out was it sounded like progressive values were a litmus test for candidates. Maybe it's living in the south (where my social views tend to put me in the minority and hence used to dealing with ideological disagreements daily), but SF in particular seems pretty intolerant of the idea that lovely people might also happen to have different social opinions.
- dahdum 10y agoSorry - I didn't mean the candidates at all. The article was about SF startups, and many use progressive values as a selling point. I don't think you're wrong to see some intolerance. We've got 50+ people in the South (GA,SC,NC,FL), so I'm only calling it as I see it, not as I'm doing.