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Google has a Dublin office too, as do many others.
by kristianc 6y ago
Google has a Dublin office too, as do many others.
- croes 6y agoI guess for privacy related issues.
- kristianc 6y agoAt least in part for tax related reasons. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/11/03/ireland-stands-by-its-corporate-tax-rate-as-oecd-races-for-reforms-.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/11/03/ire...
- zoomablemind 6y agoTaxation wise too [1]. [1]: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/apple-s-cash-mountain-how-it-avoids-tax-and-the-irish-link-1.3281734?mode=amp https://www.irishtimes.com/business/apple-s-cash-mountain-ho...
- dx034 6y agoBut they pay Irish salaries there, not Bay Area salaries. Which is fine, FAANG developers in Ireland are still doing well. And not everyone wants to live in the bay area, just like not everyone wants to live in Ireland, Germany or any other place.