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You're saying there aren't enough good Indian engineers who will agree to work for Meta from India? I highly doubt that's accurate.

SXX 4y ago
I'm not from India so no idea how many good engineers are there. I am immigrant myself though and I have a lot of friends who changed countries so have some insight there. People who decide to move countries usually not just do it for reasons like career or more money. Most often it's because they dislike something in their home country or want better opportunities for their children. So no amount of shiny remote work tools or good local offices will make any difference for people who look for relocation. They'll just choose to work for company that does offer relocation.
brigandish 4y ago
Have you been to India? I genuinely love the place but if you want to live and work somewhere then (in general) you're not going to choose a country with poor infrastructure over places like the US or most of Europe unless you're feeling adventurous or have some specific reason to. So it's not a case of not being willing to work remotely but preferring to move.
- weatherlite 4y ago
  > you're not going to choose a country with poor infrastructure over places like the US or most of Europe unless you're feeling adventurous or have some specific reason to Being FROM India is a good reason to work in India. Do you think uprooting your life is a piece of cake? What if you have old parents? What if you prefer your own culture and not being an immigrant for the rest of your life? Also, you're overlooking how much a good software engineer makes in India (adjusted for cost of living). It's probably somewhere in the top 1% of Indian earners. That's living in a mansion with servants kinda rich. In Canada a software engineer, even working for Meta, is still middle to upper middle class. Some of them probably can't afford a home without taking a huge debt. They will live comfortably but won't be rich in relative terms.
  - brigandish 4y ago
    > Do you think uprooting your life is a piece of cake? I'm an immigrant in a non-English speaking country, I'm well aware of how difficult it is to uproot, and I can tell you that what I'm doing (on the surface) is much harder than going from India to North America. > That's living in a mansion with servants kinda rich. That doesn't counter the problems with the infrastructure. If you stay in your mansion then I'm sure it's great but go outside… Funnily enough, I used to wonder if I could set myself up in India with a VOIP number with a London area code, so I've considered it. But now I'm older and wiser and I'd choose Canada too (just).
    - weatherlite 4y ago
      You can probably still go to Canada if you wanted to! Their generous immigration policy is only getting more generous. Anyway best of luck! From a fellow (ex) immigrant.

SXX 4y ago

I'm not from India so no idea how many good engineers are there. I am immigrant myself though and I have a lot of friends who changed countries so have some insight there. People who decide to move countries usually not just do it for reasons like career or more money. Most often it's because they dislike something in their home country or want better opportunities for their children. So no amount of shiny remote work tools or good local offices will make any difference for people who look for relocation. They'll just choose to work for company that does offer relocation.

brigandish 4y ago

Have you been to India? I genuinely love the place but if you want to live and work somewhere then (in general) you're not going to choose a country with poor infrastructure over places like the US or most of Europe unless you're feeling adventurous or have some specific reason to. So it's not a case of not being willing to work remotely but preferring to move.

weatherlite 4y ago
> you're not going to choose a country with poor infrastructure over places like the US or most of Europe unless you're feeling adventurous or have some specific reason to Being FROM India is a good reason to work in India. Do you think uprooting your life is a piece of cake? What if you have old parents? What if you prefer your own culture and not being an immigrant for the rest of your life? Also, you're overlooking how much a good software engineer makes in India (adjusted for cost of living). It's probably somewhere in the top 1% of Indian earners. That's living in a mansion with servants kinda rich. In Canada a software engineer, even working for Meta, is still middle to upper middle class. Some of them probably can't afford a home without taking a huge debt. They will live comfortably but won't be rich in relative terms.
- brigandish 4y ago
  > Do you think uprooting your life is a piece of cake? I'm an immigrant in a non-English speaking country, I'm well aware of how difficult it is to uproot, and I can tell you that what I'm doing (on the surface) is much harder than going from India to North America. > That's living in a mansion with servants kinda rich. That doesn't counter the problems with the infrastructure. If you stay in your mansion then I'm sure it's great but go outside… Funnily enough, I used to wonder if I could set myself up in India with a VOIP number with a London area code, so I've considered it. But now I'm older and wiser and I'd choose Canada too (just).
  - weatherlite 4y ago
    You can probably still go to Canada if you wanted to! Their generous immigration policy is only getting more generous. Anyway best of luck! From a fellow (ex) immigrant.