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Does anyone have a counter to the idea that greater management confidence and expertise in remote work will unlock offshoring of IC tech roles, and therefore cr
by mediaman 6y ago
Does anyone have a counter to the idea that greater management confidence and expertise in remote work will unlock offshoring of IC tech roles, and therefore create a vastly bigger pool of low priced tech competition?
The primary problem I see is that offshoring tech work to India has been an option for a long time, but has largely failed for a variety of reasons - US companies seem to feel they get better value paying a much higher price for talent in tech hubs. It's not clear how the calculus would be different now.
- staticautomatic 6y agoIt’s an attractive idea to anyone who hasn’t actually managed a team of Indian devs or worked with a typical Indian BPO company. IME they tend to require an obscene amount of oversight and micromanagement. I’m certain that’s not categorically true of all Indian labor, but it’s definitely been true of all my experiences.