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"unskilled indian labour" huh? There are tens of Indian entrepreneurs who have set up Billion dollar companies in US. Don't forget that Microsoft and Google CEO

"unskilled indian labour" huh? There are tens of Indian entrepreneurs who have set up Billion dollar companies in US. Don't forget that Microsoft and Google CEOs are Indian too!!

enraged_camel 9y ago
My guess is those aren't the ones outbidding you on freelancer websites...
B4TMAN 9y ago
They are US companies whose CEOs happen to Indians at the moment
swalsh 9y ago
Were those successful entrepreneurs and CEO's taking $3/hr jobs on freelancer sites? I don't think the statement was coming from a place of racism. But rather an unfortunate fact that the people willing to try to do this work for these low wages are often overseas. I've personally worked with many very talented people from India. None of them were taking work on freelancer sites.
robjan 9y ago
Skilled Indian labour is also outbid by the unskilled Indian labour.
- crankylinuxuser 9y ago
  s/Indian//g The only reason why its Indian right now is because British occupation taught them English. It also doesn't hurt that they have the second most populous country in the world. And I know its anecdote, but I've met a number of fakers here in the US. Nothing special or "Indian-like" that makes lying about your abilities. Then again around 08 I considered padding and lying about my resume. Nothing I couldnt do, but it does look more acceptable to put down a bankrupt business as a source. Hard to.. Check.
  - Dylan16807 9y ago
    Who said anything about lying? It's Indian because they speak English, they're rapidly getting more online, and they have low cost of living. Skilled Indian tech workers can outbid skilled and unskilled Western workers, but unskilled Indian workers are abundant enough to outbid everyone else.
this_route_ 9y ago
Well, I am doing a remote job since last two year in a UK based company, almost a year ago I was suddenly sacked due to a company policy change, asking why the response was in short, they wont allow any people from India.. Then as a proof I sent them my country Wikipedia link, letting them understand my small country is not a region of India, and India is our neighbouring country. Then the company apologises by issuing an annual increment... This thing still surprises me and also i had to face few worst days of my life -_- due to this fact ...

"unskilled indian labour" huh? There are tens of Indian entrepreneurs who have set up Billion dollar companies in US. Don't forget that Microsoft and Google CEOs are Indian too!!

enraged_camel 9y ago

My guess is those aren't the ones outbidding you on freelancer websites...

B4TMAN 9y ago

They are US companies whose CEOs happen to Indians at the moment

swalsh 9y ago

Were those successful entrepreneurs and CEO's taking $3/hr jobs on freelancer sites? I don't think the statement was coming from a place of racism. But rather an unfortunate fact that the people willing to try to do this work for these low wages are often overseas. I've personally worked with many very talented people from India. None of them were taking work on freelancer sites.

robjan 9y ago

Skilled Indian labour is also outbid by the unskilled Indian labour.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago
s/Indian//g The only reason why its Indian right now is because British occupation taught them English. It also doesn't hurt that they have the second most populous country in the world. And I know its anecdote, but I've met a number of fakers here in the US. Nothing special or "Indian-like" that makes lying about your abilities. Then again around 08 I considered padding and lying about my resume. Nothing I couldnt do, but it does look more acceptable to put down a bankrupt business as a source. Hard to.. Check.
- Dylan16807 9y ago
  Who said anything about lying? It's Indian because they speak English, they're rapidly getting more online, and they have low cost of living. Skilled Indian tech workers can outbid skilled and unskilled Western workers, but unskilled Indian workers are abundant enough to outbid everyone else.

this_route_ 9y ago

Well, I am doing a remote job since last two year in a UK based company, almost a year ago I was suddenly sacked due to a company policy change, asking why the response was in short, they wont allow any people from India.. Then as a proof I sent them my country Wikipedia link, letting them understand my small country is not a region of India, and India is our neighbouring country. Then the company apologises by issuing an annual increment... This thing still surprises me and also i had to face few worst days of my life -_- due to this fact ...