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> It can be a tough sell to hire 3 remote employees for the price of a cheap team of 10 from an outsourcing firm if your company only looks at the numbers. Can

by MarkMc 7y ago

> It can be a tough sell to hire 3 remote employees for the price of a cheap team of 10 from an outsourcing firm if your company only looks at the numbers. Can you expand on this? I would have thought it was cheaper to hire the remote employees directly than hire the outsourcing company... Edit: I think I understand now: the 'remote employees' are based in say the US while the outsourcing company is based in say India

chii 7y ago
The premise is that an excellent developer can command a high price, whether remote or not. Some developers place a premium in remote friendliness, and thus allow a slightly lower salary for it, but only up to some amount.
ska 7y ago
I suspect the argument is that workers are just not fungible, but the outsourcing approach sort of assumes they are.