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Re:Dreamhost Shared Hosting Has Been Down for 3 Days by mtlynch on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:19PM (#32255378)
>Note regarding location: This is a remote position within Colombia only. This position is only open to people living in Colombia.

I've never seen anything like this before. What's the reason for hiring this way?

If all their jobs were in Colombia, I'd assume that there's something legally that makes it hard for them to hire internationally, but they have roles lots of roles in the Philippines and a few roles elsewhere, so I'm stumped.

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Re:Dreamhost Shared Hosting Has Been Down for 3 Days by TruthWillHurt on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:47PM (#32255832)
It's very very very common. Look at "Who's hiring?" threads - most roles are "Remote/US".

Companies do it mostly due to timezone and beurocratic reasons (they can't pay salary/tax abroad).

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Re:Dreamhost Shared Hosting Has Been Down for 3 Days by sosodev on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:31PM (#32255558)
I'm pretty sure it's a timezone thing. Devs in Colombia are working at the same as the devs in the states or Canada.
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