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Companies could hire and replace workers outside of American borders for the last... century at least? Video chat and conference calls have been a thing for dec
by dont__panic 4y ago
Companies could hire and replace workers outside of American borders for the last... century at least? Video chat and conference calls have been a thing for decades at this point.
Why does remote change this equation? If American real estate and salaries are expensive, businesses could always just open an office in a cheaper country, somewhere in Eastern Europe, India, or Asia, etc.
I'm a little confused how the bullet points you provided lead to the outcome in your final paragraph. Could you clarify?
- echelon 4y agoTo many businesses, remote workers are faceless and fungible, regardless of where they are located. There may be time zone, educational, language, regional/cultural, tax/ITAR/regulatory, or other differences between workers located in different countries, but ultimately these differences probably do not amount to much. If that's the case, then these differences do not support a six figure salary differential based on location or nationality. The switch to remote work in the US places US workers into the same pool as the worldwide talent market. If the only interface between workers is text and occasional video chat, then a command of ESL English is pretty much the only barrier to entry for having workers communicate with one another.
- TrackerFF 4y agoThe pandemic turned out to be the gamechanger - as it ushered in remote work on a unprecedented scale. At least it gave a decent indicator (for companies) on what worked, what didn't, and how adapt for the future.