> As soon as a company's IT department is practically fully remote, why should they page a German wage for someone who is a face on a screen, when they can pay a fraction for that same face broadcasted from a few hundred kilometers further east or south? German is hardly used in business context here anyway and lower-wage countries within ±3 hours timezones abound.
Working from the office will not protect you from this. Quite the opoosite, having an office makes Germany much more expensive (and therefore more likely to be outsourced). Have you seen how crazy expensive real estate in large German cities are?
Yeah I have told recruiters no way I am moving to places like Munich unless I am getting a big jump at least 15-20% over my current salary. Housing is such an expensive mess in big German cities.
Working from the office will not protect you from this. Quite the opoosite, having an office makes Germany much more expensive (and therefore more likely to be outsourced). Have you seen how crazy expensive real estate in large German cities are?