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I work (from Mexico) with people in the US, which has 4 time zones for mainland. My time zone lands in CT, Which is convenient both for ET and PT. I didn't require a sponsorship and I am able to communicate pretty well with my American peers.

And I'm between 50% and 70% cheaper than hiring someone in the US at the same level (PhD, 10+ years of industry experience, Executive level experience, startup experience, highly technical , etc etc).

And I know several people with a profile similar to mine.

Companies that discover this are getting an "unfair advantage "



Outsourcing has been attempted and is still occurring for the past 30 years. Yes, sometimes you get great employees like yourself, but it's a mixed bag and for some companies they just don't want to deal with the additional risks and headache.




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