Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in USA?

Re:Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in... by zerr on Monday May 02, 2016 @03:36PM (#11614787)

Although, I've seen a lot of US/Canada only postings as well, so Mexico and S. America excluded.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in... by PaulHoule on Monday May 02, 2016 @07:03PM (#11616463)

I have worked with a lot of good folks in S. America, in fact I know a team there that is better at text analysis than anybody I know in the states who isn't already busy working for the NSA.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in... by zerr on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @02:35AM (#11618403)

Yes, so these places are excluded not because of time-zone or skills gap, but something else.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in... by kspaans on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:32PM (#11615326)

I can somewhat understand S. America, but Mexico is in NAFTA!? (Probably presumed language issues.)

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Re:Ask HN: Why do US companies mostly hire remote workers in... by SeanCrawford on Thursday May 05, 2016 @08:12AM (#11635352)

Yes, Mexico is in NAFTA. The agreement needed much public consultation when first proposed, partly because Canadians wanted legal assurances they would be allowed (by the U.S.) to keep their culture, but when Mexico was added it pretty much few under the radar.

I think other nations have been added as a "done deal" without advance public notice.

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