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I am not sure about the age/experience angle, but for your concern about "work is being off-shored to low income countries" : I believe this is the expected ou

by laydn 5y ago

I am not sure about the age/experience angle, but for your concern about "work is being off-shored to low income countries" : I believe this is the expected outcome of "Work from home" and "Remote Work" trends. It will get worse, as more and more companies set up their infrastructure and culture around "remote". More and more high paying jobs will be eliminated and moved to lower income countries. If you can hire a remote worker with a similar skillset and reasonable communication skills for 1/4th the price, why wouldn't you?

Clubber 5y ago
>If you can hire a remote worker with a similar skillset and reasonable communication skills for 1/4th the price, why wouldn't you? That's been the pitch for the last 30 years. The "similar skillset" is rarely true, certainly not at "1/4 the price." That's the kinda thing that gets managers fired.
- nathanaldensr 5y ago
  And skills are not the only thing that makes groups of humans work successfully together. Time zones matter. Sharing a mastery of the same language matters. Cultural expectations and norms matter. I say those things actually matter more than skills in many cases.
- mightykipper 5y ago
  As my wife often tells me, if you're regularly being outcompeted by a guy that can't speak your language, hasn't got your contacts and may not have any experience in the industry, it's your problem. Use your network, competing on a level playing field is just stupid. Applying for jobs nobody else knows about is a fuckton easier than waiting until you're actually competing with people.