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Old Posted Apr 19, 2017, 9:23 PM
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Originally Posted by prelude91 View Post
I didn't pick up on the HQ piece, but how is that relevant?
Not only is it relevant, it's basically all that matters. We're talking about where tech companies put the head office. Why does it matter where Tech Company X puts its Milwaukee ad sales team?
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Originally Posted by prelude91 View Post
I work for Oracle out of Chicago and virtually none of the CHicago office is dependent on HQ. I know it's the same at Salesforce (where Chicago is their 2nd largest hub after SF). For major enterprise tech companies, the HQ doesn't really matter, leadership rarely is based in one hub, and each hub really runs as a sub company, at least in my experience.
Sorry, don't buy it. This is probably the first time on SSP I've heard anyone claim that HQ location decisionmaking is irrelevant to executive location preferences.
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