[zebraflask]

Cogent point. I've worked with outsourced and offshore teams quite a bit.

The attempt to arbitrage lower wages based on geography for highly skilled roles has almost invariably, over any meaningful length of time, run up against increased organizational costs and managerial overhead for all kinds of reasons. You name it.

My general impression is that it tends to work out as a "Rob Peter to pay Paul" kind of scenario - a wash or a net negative.

There are always stories where, when everything went really well for everyone involved, it worked out as an advantage, but those - in my view - are the exception to the rule.

[xupybd]

Yes but if you can base your company in those cheaper countries you can have the best of both worlds.