[alephnerd]

What company were you at and what were you paying? Did you directly hire or use 3rd party contractors/bodyshops?

If you underpay talent anywhere they'll do their bare minimum.

I've hired and (product) managed Indian employees and they're equally as capable as our Israeli, Eastern European, and SV employees - we just pay them market rate in Bangalore/Gurgaon/Hyderabad.

Depending on the age of your friend, they might just not be as used to dealing/communicating with non-American background people? I remember some assholes like that when I was a kid and my dad was working in the industry in the 90s and 2000s.

It's gotten better but you still see some dicks here on HN.

[moneywoes]

how do you hire and find quality remote?

[alephnerd]

For those located abroad, a mix of referrals and also basing hiring criteria on a mix of where you worked previously, where you studied, a very rigorous panel interview, and having EMs and PMs who have cultural competencies in regions like Israel, Eastern Europe, and India.

An American isn't gunna jive with the work culture in those regions - it's more cutthroat and productive IME - but luckily there are plenty of diaspora Israelis, Indians, and Eastern Europeans who are fine returning to the old country to act as a GM or Director while earning a $100-200k salary in countries where the median income is $40k, $20k (Czechia), and $2k respectively.