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Meaning?

• majewsky 9y ago
  Moving to a poorer country on reduced pay that still outperforms that of locals in the same job, maybe?
• mikestew 9y ago
  Collect a U. S. salary while shipping the actual work to a less expensive worker elsewhere. Just like companies do, only on an individual basis. I believe it has actually been done (then the person got caught and fired, IIRC).
  • alxmdev 9y ago
    It's been done alright! > "As it turns out, Bob had simply outsourced his own job to a Chinese consulting firm. Bob spent less than one-fifth of his six-figure salary for a Chinese firm to do his job for him." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/16/software-developer-outsources-own-job https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/16/software-devel...
    • hardlianotion 9y ago
      I remember that. The only bit I have no sympathy with was that he chose to send his whole day quietly browsing the web.