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Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

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Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

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LATAM engineers should try to immigrate to the US instead to working remote. The same owner of Ontop is saying that they are getting just 33% of the salary they'd get in the US. Venausa ( https://www.venausa.net ) is giving a coaching in Spanish to get a job in the US in less than one year averaging 90.000 USD annually for LATAM engineers.

I would recommend the opposite. I lived in a LATAM country and I earned a modest USD salary but my quality of life was much better than now, when I receive the "33% more" and live in the US. This is because: - USD is always high, so currency conversion is very favorable. I literally earned 4x more than an engineer at the same position in a local big company. - My spending was in local currency, so utilities and most…

Tell me about security living there ... ?

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#62

LATAM engineers should try to immigrate to the US instead to working remote. The same owner of Ontop is saying that they are getting just 33% of the salary they'd get in the US. Venausa ( https://www.venausa.net ) is giving a coaching in Spanish to get a job in the US in less than one year averaging 90.000 USD annually for LATAM engineers.

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Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would recommend the opposite. I lived in a LATAM country and I earned a modest USD salary but my quality of life was much better than now, when I receive the "33% more" and live in the US. This is because: - USD is always high, so currency conversion is very favorable. I literally earned 4x more than an engineer at the same position in a local big company. - My spending was in local currency, so utilities and most…

Tell me about security living there ... ?

Where I lived had a very low crime rate, similar to where I live right now.

The US has many parts where crime is much worse, such as Baltimore, Detroit or some parts of Chicago.

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#64

LATAM engineers should try to immigrate to the US instead to working remote. The same owner of Ontop is saying that they are getting just 33% of the salary they'd get in the US. Venausa ( https://www.venausa.net ) is giving a coaching in Spanish to get a job in the US in less than one year averaging 90.000 USD annually for LATAM engineers.

Cost of living in latam is very low compared to the US and exchange rates almost multiply your purchasing power by 4.

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#65

LATAM engineers should try to immigrate to the US instead to working remote. The same owner of Ontop is saying that they are getting just 33% of the salary they'd get in the US. Venausa ( https://www.venausa.net ) is giving a coaching in Spanish to get a job in the US in less than one year averaging 90.000 USD annually for LATAM engineers.

I would recommend the opposite. I lived in a LATAM country and I earned a modest USD salary but my quality of life was much better than now, when I receive the "33% more" and live in the US. This is because: - USD is always high, so currency conversion is very favorable. I literally earned 4x more than an engineer at the same position in a local big company. - My spending was in local currency, so utilities and most…

Excellent comment! Agree 100%. Thank you

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#66

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Tell me about security living there ... ?

Where I lived had a very low crime rate, similar to where I live right now. The US has many parts where crime is much worse, such as Baltimore, Detroit or some parts of Chicago.

yeah, that bad US places are not offering jobs for software engineers usually.

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would recommend the opposite. I lived in a LATAM country and I earned a modest USD salary but my quality of life was much better than now, when I receive the "33% more" and live in the US. This is because: - USD is always high, so currency conversion is very favorable. I literally earned 4x more than an engineer at the same position in a local big company. - My spending was in local currency, so utilities and most…

Tell me about security living there ... ?

You don't have to worry about security. Glad to invite you down here so you can change your perspective! Cheers.

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#68
post #62

LATAM engineers should try to immigrate to the US instead to working remote. The same owner of Ontop is saying that they are getting just 33% of the salary they'd get in the US. Venausa ( https://www.venausa.net ) is giving a coaching in Spanish to get a job in the US in less than one year averaging 90.000 USD annually for LATAM engineers.

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Living in the south of Brazil ?

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#69
>because talent is increasing in quality at a fraction of price compared

Funny that this didn't get much discussion than I thought this would. Would this mean that developers living in high-priced areas in North America would just need govt assistance since their salary would not be able to meet cost of living?

Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM

#70

>because talent is increasing in quality at a fraction of price compared Funny that this didn't get much discussion than I thought this would. Would this mean that developers living in high-priced areas in North America would just need govt assistance since their salary would not be able to meet cost of living?

No, if the market wage fell below the cost of living in SF, the developers would have to move out. Just like every other profession.
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