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0 pointsgiantg26mo ago0 comments

"...to expand their Indian offices."

Was there any reason for them not to? It's cheaper than H1B anyways.

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Because being in roughly the same timezone as the people you’re managing is underrated.

This is mostly just a benefit for mixed teams. If you have entire departments offshore, then you have less cross-zone interaction.

Does it matter for a company at the size of Google?

Yes, as platform teams are generally colocated somewhere else.

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0 pointsgiantg26mo ago0 comments

"...to expand their Indian offices."

Was there any reason for them not to? It's cheaper than H1B anyways.

Because being in roughly the same timezone as the people you’re managing is underrated.

giantg2OP6mo ago

This is mostly just a benefit for mixed teams. If you have entire departments offshore, then you have less cross-zone interaction.

Does it matter for a company at the size of Google?

Yes, as platform teams are generally colocated somewhere else.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse