> Imagine they would pay Bay Area salaries everywhere including Philippines or Ukraine That would be absurd. But what if they paid Philippines or Ukraine sala

> Imagine they would pay Bay Area salaries everywhere including Philippines or Ukraine That would be absurd. But what if they paid Philippines or Ukraine salaries everywhere instead? They wouldn't hire Bay-area engineers. Okay. And maybe the offshore has too much language/timezone friction. Okay. So choose a different price point, whatever is the cheapest to get engineers who match your condition, regardless of what their steet address is.