tomgs

I own a small consultancy that specializes in technical product marketing[0] - I hire engineers to research topics, and write sales collateral and other fun stuff for companies based on the research.

While I was interviewing, I was super impressed by Polish talent - many, many, many smart individuals who are not set in their programming ways and are looking to explore other avenues of using their skills. Hired one, he's legit amazing, and I keep wanting to bring more as the business grows.

I also talked to another consultant friend who had the exact same experience, but with a man from Kenya. He said that the combination of great schools and terrific English (I'll admit it caught me by surprise), high tenacity, and what appears to be a very big appetite for learning technology created this huge population of very technical folks that are not finding work in-country.

Was that anyone's else experience too? It filled my heart with joy to learn that a kid from Kenya can now make a (high)five-figure salary (in USD, where the average salary is like $400) as an engineer for a company in the states, working completely remotely.

What a world.

[0] https://granot.io - leads to my LinkedIn page, if anyone wants to connect and talk further. I'd love to meet engineers considering the move to marketing / sales - it's a less-beaten path, but a very good one (from personal experience).

EDIT to clarify, now that I realize what I wrote: not for hiring, just to shoot the shit and tell my tale.