This is a reply to asking why Vercel no longer hires in Spain. It also explains why "remote" positions are often "remote in Country X" (e.g. US, UK the most frequent ones.) When a company employs someone remote in Country Y, they need to follow Country Y regulations...
Guillermo Rauch
 @rauchg
Oct 13
Replying to @javierguzmandev @cramforce
Sadly we had to exit Spain, insanely difficult to employ and grow our company there. We tried!
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Replying to @GergelyOrosz
isn't this what Rippling, Deel, et al. are solving for? and as far as I know, even contractors in those Countries can get equity.

Oct 13, 2025 · 6:14 PM UTC

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Replying to @EdgarCerecerez
it's their promise and it kind of works, but I have yet to meet a startup who likes how this plays out it's a bandaid to the reality of how hard it is to employ in certain countries
Gergely Orosz
 @GergelyOrosz
Oct 13
Replying to @GergelyOrosz
Rippling and Deel kind of solve for this... at a major overhead cost. And employees become employees of a local Rippling or Deel company that can add more confusion and clarity And, again, the cost of doing this surprises US startups I talk to
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Replying to @EdgarCerecerez @GergelyOrosz
But this is expensive, there's no magic bullet here. The only difference is if your local office gets big enough you can take this in-house and shed their profit margins.
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