fossil fossil
Honest question: does anyone know what is the impediment to hire someone outside the US for a remote position?
This is a recurrent thing I am seeing and it feels bad not to be able to compete for such positions.
There might be many valid reasons, but lately there are many ways to hire equally capable talent in say... Mexico for example 🤓
(Furthermore, some positions say Canada & US Only 🤷♂️)
soft canopy
I don't know specifics but I think there are complications in paying people outside of the US because taxes, insurance, etc. are different. I would expect this to be more of a problem at smaller companies, but I'm not really sure about that. There's also the logistical issue of timezones. I've worked on teams with people across the world and it's definitely a challenge. Don't know if those things are specifically at play here, but a couple that come to mind in general
regal wasp
I think the biggest one is the company needs to have a business presence in the country already. My company is global I'm a remote employee based in the US. We have certain states and countries where we are setup as a business entity and employees can be based in those locations but not others. Primarily for the reasons James mentioned payroll, taxes, ins etc
fresh garnet
A couple of reasons I've heard in addition to the ones already mentioned are trying to have a particular geographic presence:
for example, I'm in developer relations and if we are targeting the US market and would like folks to go to in-person US events, the company may choose to target hiring remote workers in the US to decrease costs to have folks at in person events in the US
ANother reason that can come up is if the work deals with any government entity. My first dev job was for a large contracting firm and where they could hire was based on the terms of the contracts. I couldn't even take my work laptop out of the country.
More transparency in these listings would definitely be nice as it is frustrating
fossil fossil
Thanks a lot for your answers!
For some context, I have worked via a "nearshore consultancy" where that's the one who has local presence in the US. We worked with slight timezone differences there.
And currently working with a company based in Switzerland. There are companies (we are using Deel) that help to legally comply with local regulations as a company (payroll, taxes) and the employee keeps their benefits as if they were working with a Mexican entity.
Timezone differences are really big, but 2 years in and we've made it work.
I guess the answer is it depends as usual haha.
soft canopy
Thanks a lot for your answers!
For some context, I have worked via a "nearshore ...
"It depends is universal" lmao
copper zinc
I'd bet tax reasons is the biggest. If a company isn't already set up in your country they have to a lot more forms in order to pay you as a full time employee. If you were a hired as a contractor and didn't get any benefits it might be different. Remote work is theoretically great but your place of residence still wants a but of what you earn even if the actual company is somewhere totally difference.
Some big companies aren't even registered in all states in the US. I have a friend who got hired by Fidelity and had to move to one of the states where they actually had offices. They were somewhat relaxed during early pandemic but eventually he had to move to Colorado.
soft canopy
I'd bet tax reasons is the biggest. If a company isn't already set up in your co...
Remote work is great but from an employer perspective it's got to be a mess!
mental flare
I think if you set up a company in your home country so you can in essence be a contractor makes its easier for the US (or any other country) based company to hire you.