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If you can move to a cheaper location and perform your job, your job can be exported to a cheaper country and performed there. It is possible to outsource jobs
by jpollock 6y ago
If you can move to a cheaper location and perform your job, your job can be exported to a cheaper country and performed there.
It is possible to outsource jobs overseas, but the additional friction in communication will frequently overwhelm the benefits.
I learned this from watching firms first outsource to New Zealand and then to India, only to pull the work back because the communication and training issues were huge.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoTimezones are a harsh, harsh mistress. In general, anything more than 8 hours either way is pretty much impossible (and 3-5 is probably the most workable). Additionally, cultural differences are super super important (and ignored in a lot of these discussions).
- jpollock 6y agoAlthough, a good 12hrs lets you do follow-the-sun support without having to be woken up in the middle of the night! :)