About 1: Are you saying that the competition for a role offered in Munich is the same as for the same role offered remotely within +-5 hours CET or planet wide?

About 1: Are you saying that the competition for a role offered in Munich is the same as for the same role offered remotely within +-5 hours CET or planet wide? I really don't think so. And I'm afraid that this is a classic race to the bottom for the most of us.