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Getting a visa isn't that easy, one reason salaries haven't gone up as much as they could have. I'd absolutely love to work in the US, but realistically it's a
by dukeyukey 6y ago
Getting a visa isn't that easy, one reason salaries haven't gone up as much as they could have. I'd absolutely love to work in the US, but realistically it's a multi-year plan that could be scuppered by a visa lottery, HR policies around visa sponsorship, or an administration that decides it doesn't like my nationality any more.
If you don't already have family in the US, getting in is a real arse.
- sneak 6y agoYou can always contract remotely. There are tons of smaller scrappy SV companies that are happy to take the talent wherever they can find it. You'll sleep weird hours, but such is life on the global internet.
- tharkun__ 6y agoThis and since covid it doesn't even have to be SV. I know our company is looking for people "globally" now and what it really means is that it has to be within reasonable time differences to existing offices. But if you're off by a few too many hours but willing to work the time zones closer to the offices, then we are OK with that. It does make sense to me as long as it's not too far off. It has to be livable. What that means I guess depends on your life situation and whether you are a night owl or an early bird for example and what covid opening hours are in stores etc.
- dukeyukey 6y agoSadly, most US companies will still pay local rates to remote contractors. I imagine there are exceptions, but they'll be nigh-on impossible to find without a network in SV.