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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by seibelj on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:16AM (#20903880)
If I were at a small startup as an engineering manager and the CEO told me to outsource to save money, I would try very hard to convince him to outsource within the country. Employees are cheaper while the timezone and skill set remain high. It obviously is nowhere near as cheap as Vietnam or India, but so much better even with 1/4 as many devs.

That outsourcing conversation I had at every single startup I worked for, and I greatly hope the trend to remote work continues.

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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by throwaway0xb on Saturday September 07, 2019 @11:15AM (#20904249)
On top of that if your startup has any meaningful operations or customer service headcount, you will save so much money outside of SF/LA/NYC -- not just because of wages, but because of rent, as well.
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