I think you will find the majority of the western world have a strong reluctance to travel abroad for work.
- Working abroad means leaving behind friends, family etc. To many people, this is a big deal
- A large majority of the working population have children. Moving abroad is not a simple process when you have a family and it then also means many people's support network (fellow parents, grandparents) disappears
Also I must say, there is a dearth of interesting companies to work for in software / technology outside of the USA (I'm sure someone will now provide me with a nice list and prove me wrong :). I'm in the UK and can only think of a handful of companies I would love to have a job at.
[I'm hoping to do something about this with all the job talk at HN recently and make discovering cool companies to work for easier]
- Working abroad means leaving behind friends, family etc. To many people, this is a big deal
- A large majority of the working population have children. Moving abroad is not a simple process when you have a family and it then also means many people's support network (fellow parents, grandparents) disappears
Also I must say, there is a dearth of interesting companies to work for in software / technology outside of the USA (I'm sure someone will now provide me with a nice list and prove me wrong :). I'm in the UK and can only think of a handful of companies I would love to have a job at.
[I'm hoping to do something about this with all the job talk at HN recently and make discovering cool companies to work for easier]