X/10 is a farce. I know a guy who opened an office in India. After all was said and done, the total cost was about 70% of using local work. Quality wasn’t so much an issue but the time difference was. It’s a marginal decision. i.e. markets equilibrate and is no arbitrage there.

Good point, though, about telecommuting as a red flag for a worker that could be anywhere. If you are gonna telecommute, you have to make sure you’re very good.