Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
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Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
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Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#2Except a lot of places are “going back to work” and let’s be honest, timezones aren’t and probably will never be an easy problem to solve.
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#3I find this a bit far fetched, with as many problems as the USA has it still has a solid reputation as a place you can come and make a new life with low corruption, a justice system, free speech, affordability, and on the local/state level a government/bureaucracy that still works.
Same goes for Germany and countries that provide a high quality of life for their people.
I understand the idea, but there is a reason people want to leave places that are "broken".
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#4Except a lot of places are “going back to work” and let’s be honest, timezones aren’t and probably will never be an easy problem to solve.
Especially around development (on time zones), you have to actively factor in teams and makeup as well as what they are working on to get it working right...
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#5Except a lot of places are “going back to work” and let’s be honest, timezones aren’t and probably will never be an easy problem to solve.
Especially around development (on time zones), you have to actively factor in teams and makeup as well as what they are working on to get it working right...
I’m struggling with American “superiors” who won’t have a meeting in any time that isn’t perfect for them.
If it’s not between 9:00-17:00, sorry, bad luck for everyone else.
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Especially around development (on time zones), you have to actively factor in teams and makeup as well as what they are working on to get it working right...
I’m struggling with American “superiors” who won’t have a meeting in any time that isn’t perfect for them. If it’s not between 9:00-17:00, sorry, bad luck for everyone else.
Sounds reasonable to me, if the HQ is in the US.
Or are you saying that you're entitled to that block of local time for some reason?
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#7I don't buy it, US tech salaries continue to skyrocket and we're nearly two years into pandemic conditions.
Just over the last 6-9 months, salaries have markedly jumped.
There's still a huge thirst for talent that isn't being quenched, and global pools don't help either.
Facebook, Google and others have satellite offices all over to soak up talent elsewhere, but they're still ultra competitive in the US.
They can pay a senior engineer $350k in the US, or an equivalent experience senior engineer $100k in Europe. There is no shift occurring though. They're still hiring like crazy everywhere.
There's no place like the US for tech workers. Nowhere even comes close, even on a CoL-adjusted basis. European developers get screwed. South American developers get screwed. Asian developers get screwed. US developers don't get screwed.
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#8Except a lot of places are “going back to work” and let’s be honest, timezones aren’t and probably will never be an easy problem to solve.
Not to mention navigation employment laws and regulations. One country is hard enough, let alone doing it worldwide
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#9Does the US have a monopoly on global talent that I'm unaware of?
Re: Remote work will break the US monopoly on global talent
#10I find this a bit far fetched, with as many problems as the USA has it still has a solid reputation as a place you can come and make a new life with low corruption, a justice system, free speech, affordability, and on the local/state level a government/bureaucracy that still works. Same goes for Germany and countries that provide a high quality of life for their people. I understand the idea, but there is a reason pe…
I think you overestimate the reputation of the US and underestimate how much it has rapidly declined the last decades.
I also think you underestimate how much effort it takes to really start over and become properly integrated in a new country. It is a very enticing prospect for many to side-step this issue entirely and still get an almost unfathomable salary for some countries.