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People has been saying that for twenty years. Yes, some jobs are now done in India, Romania, etc. At the same time the pie has expanded.
by cpach 6y ago
People has been saying that for twenty years. Yes, some jobs are now done in India, Romania, etc. At the same time the pie has expanded.
- bosswipe 6y agoI don't see how you can rely on the past to predict massive historic trend shifts in the workplace. Previously offshoring created an in-group and an out-group with shitty communication between them. Post-pandemic everybody is in the same virtual group with the same shitty communication tools.
- rtlfe 6y agoIt's a lot easier for a bay area company to successfully have remote workers in Idaho than in Romania. The time difference is minimal, cultural differences are less, and it's easy for the person to visit the office.
- vkou 6y ago"Sure, some manufacturing is being done in China now, but the total amount of manufacturing has expanded." -Some soon to be unemployed factory worker in what is now known as the rust belt, circa 1988.
- cpach 6y agoTime will tell. PS. Even now, not all manufacturing is done in China.