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It can still be a lot cheaper to hire good enough talent remotely. If you're an average company in California you can hire good enough, remote talent 2-3 times
by jkukul 4y ago
It can still be a lot cheaper to hire good enough talent remotely.
If you're an average company in California you can hire good enough, remote talent 2-3 times cheaper remotely than if you had to hire locally. Just compare avg developer salaries in US vs Europe. "Slightly above average" developers in Europe can do the same job twice as cheap.
- dfadsadsf 4y agoIf you are average startup in California you should absolutely not hire devs in Europe unless you are ready to pay time zone cost. You will have literally 30min/day that’s inconvenient for everyone to meet (8:30AM in SF/5:30PM in Berlin). Good luck making Europeans meet after 6pm or Californians before 8AM)
- jkukul 4y agoI hear you. In this case why even have an HQ in California? Why not become fully remote and hire from a range of compatible timezones? I'm just saying that such a fully remote company could hire "average talent" 2-3 times cheaper than its counterpart headquartered in an expensive area. That's clearly a competitive advantage. I'm just saying that being remote also gives an edge for hiring average talent, not only top talent.