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It is interesting that there is a large number of consultants (I.e: low wage workers) working behind the scenes to support G Map [0]. Cognizant is their employe
by mrbonner 4y ago
It is interesting that there is a large number of consultants (I.e: low wage workers) working behind the scenes to support G Map [0]. Cognizant is their employer which is another surprise for me as I always thought it is an Indian company mainly employs people in India for outsourcing projects.
The gas price is so ridiculously high in WA now that they are asking to postpone the RTO full time plan in June. I have switched to Apple Map since 2018 and still don’t miss GMap.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/technology/google-maps-workers-office.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/technology/google-maps-wo...
- advisedwang 4y agoI'm curious if you've seen anything about Apple's equivalent. My impressions is basically every mass data set has an army of low paid workers somewhere, but maybe not and specifics are always interesting.
- rconti 4y ago| high cost of housing in Bothell I've been away from the PNW for a long time, apparently. Reading further, one person spoke of a 70 mile commute from Olympia; another of 50 miles from Puyallup, and how they'd have to quit because they can't afford the commute. For those not from the area, they're commuting from one less-densely populated area, ACROSS a densely populated area, to another less-densely-populated area. Of course, we all have reasons to live where we live (family connections, other employed members of the household close to work, etc). But in this particular example, the commute has basically nothing to do with housing costs. If it was about costs, they could live more cheaply much closer to Bothell. It's all about commute choices.