A company can dump a full-time employee in an instant too (at least in the US, which runs entirely at-will employment). I've seen companies do just that to full

A company can dump a full-time employee in an instant too (at least in the US, which runs entirely at-will employment). I've seen companies do just that to full-time employees, while said employees genuinely did care about the company. I'm of the opinion that any amount of personal investment in a business entity is toxic, regardless of your employment status. The only reason anyone should personally invest in a company is if they have some kind of founder role. From the article: > Accenture is one of the world’s largest providers of outsourced labor. Along with many rivals, it is pitching chief executives on the idea that their company’s core business is smaller than they think. This is a key point I'd like to see more companies think about. There's non-trivial work, and there's critical core work, and I think companies do a poor job at recognizing and separating the two. As for your anecdote of full-time onsite work being more efficient than outsourced off-shore work, sure, that's usually the case. However, could it be that poor management was the issue, and not the location or employment status of the workers?