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The reason it didn't happen is because many white-collar jobs require a good understanding of our culture and language, which isn't required for factory jobs.
by planetzero 7y ago
The reason it didn't happen is because many white-collar jobs require a good understanding of our culture and language, which isn't required for factory jobs.
- bumby 7y agoCan you elaborate your point? I'm curious because I've spent time in a plant formerly shared by American/Japanese corporations concurrently
- planetzero 7y agoMy point is that in factory jobs, the end result is usually just to get the job done, whatever that may be (building parts of a car, etc). As long as the workers can understand you and you can communicate what needs to be done, it can work. White collar jobs usually involve more meetings, knowledge of business culture and language. This is much more difficult to outsource to countries that don't share any of the same culture and language. This is also why outsourcing development jobs has been mostly a disaster for US companies.
- ghaff 7y ago>outsourcing development jobs Outsourcing in the sense of sending to offshore body shops. Somewhat true. But a lot of companies distribute development around the world in various ways. It's not only about taking advantage of lower costs, but some of it is.