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    Nemanja Trifunovic
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    An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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      An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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      Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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      Might have to head over to Garmin while I am here and see if they need a new contract lead since the team quit then.

      Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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        An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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        Dan Neely
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        They're far from the only company to be moving operations from expensive parts of the US to ones with much a lower CoL to cut costs without the more difficult problems that come from outsourcing halfway around the world.

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          Might have to head over to Garmin while I am here and see if they need a new contract lead since the team quit then.

          Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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          Rama Krishna Vavilala
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          Talk about being in the right place at right time:)

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          • N Nemanja Trifunovic

            An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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            Running a company in Bay area is lot expensive. I am a little surprised why Garmin did not provide tele-commute as an option.

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              Running a company in Bay area is lot expensive. I am a little surprised why Garmin did not provide tele-commute as an option.

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              Dan Neely
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              They'd still need to pay bay area wages so their employee's could afford housing, etc. If they were relocated they could apply a cost of living adjustment to their salaries.

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                They'd still need to pay bay area wages so their employee's could afford housing, etc. If they were relocated they could apply a cost of living adjustment to their salaries.

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                Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                Yes! I forgot about that. They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

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                  They'd still need to pay bay area wages so their employee's could afford housing, etc. If they were relocated they could apply a cost of living adjustment to their salaries.

                  3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                  Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                  But now they have to apply a redneck hillbilly adjustment to their products! :rolleyes:

                  -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                    Yes! I forgot about that. They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

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                    Vikram A Punathambekar
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                    Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                    They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

                    How can a company "easily" save 100% on salaries? :confused: Slave labour? :~

                    Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)

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                    • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                      An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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                      goodideadave
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                      This is likely just step one in the master plan. Step two is attempt to recruit people with the exact same skills, but who are willing to work for 40% less money in Kansas. Total employees hired: zero. Step three is to declare that they can't get good candidates, and outsource to India. Step four is executives collect bonuses for cutting salary expenses. And so it goes...

                      My other signature is witty and insightful.

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                        Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                        They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

                        How can a company "easily" save 100% on salaries? :confused: Slave labour? :~

                        Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)

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                        Dan Neely
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                        looks like a pebkac moment. :doh: Bay area salaries probably cost 100% more, for a 50% savings.

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                          But now they have to apply a redneck hillbilly adjustment to their products! :rolleyes:

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                          Dan Neely
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                          Hrrmmmmph!

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                            This is likely just step one in the master plan. Step two is attempt to recruit people with the exact same skills, but who are willing to work for 40% less money in Kansas. Total employees hired: zero. Step three is to declare that they can't get good candidates, and outsource to India. Step four is executives collect bonuses for cutting salary expenses. And so it goes...

                            My other signature is witty and insightful.

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                            ToddHileHoffer
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                            You have figured out how capitalism works. Good job.

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                              Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                              They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

                              How can a company "easily" save 100% on salaries? :confused: Slave labour? :~

                              Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)

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                              Distind
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                              By asking people to move half way across the country so they can then pay them less. Seems to work fairly well.

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                                Hrrmmmmph!

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                                Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                :-D

                                -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                  But now they have to apply a redneck hillbilly adjustment to their products! :rolleyes:

                                  -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                                  As opposed to having to shift all coordinates a mile or two to the right, to compensate for that People's Republic of Ca. leftwards slant. :laugh:

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                                    :-D

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                                    Dan Neely
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                                    I'm cheaper than a beltway bandit and proud of it. :cool:

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                                      Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

                                      They can be easily saving 100% on salaries alone.

                                      How can a company "easily" save 100% on salaries? :confused: Slave labour? :~

                                      Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)

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                                      Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                                      Sorry! :-O Based on the cost of living, and because Garmin can get away with hiring a few junior people, my estimate was that they can get away by paying half the salary of California in Kansas. So saving would be 2x - x = x. I should have used 2x for calculating the percentage but I used x instead.

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                                      • N Nemanja Trifunovic

                                        An interesting story[^]. Garmin decided to relocate its San Francisco team to Kansas, and they declined and created their own web site as a sort of a collective resume.

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                                        Alan Burkhart
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                                        There isn't enough money printed to get me to live in California. :)

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                                          There isn't enough money printed to get me to live in California. :)

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                                          Money's printed? :P

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