I've heard a lot of my foreign born collegues do that. After they've reached a certain seniority, they decide to go back to their country of birth while keeping similar compensation, essentially making them very rich in their home country. I've only seen this work for Indian and Chinese born nationals though, where the home country has good relations with the US (as opposed to, say Iraninans, who don't have the option of going back).

Meaning?

Collect a U. S. salary while shipping the actual work to a less expensive worker elsewhere. Just like companies do, only on an individual basis. I believe it has actually been done (then the person got caught and fired, IIRC).

It's been done alright!

> "As it turns out, Bob had simply outsourced his own job to a Chinese consulting firm. Bob spent less than one-fifth of his six-figure salary for a Chinese firm to do his job for him."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/16/software-devel...

I remember that. The only bit I have no sympathy with was that he chose to send his whole day quietly browsing the web.

Moving to a poorer country on reduced pay that still outperforms that of locals in the same job, maybe?