"...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.

giantg2 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

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

kelvinjps 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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

	▲	disgruntledphd2 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, as platform teams are generally colocated somewhere else.