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I wonder if this is related to the transition to remote work. A lot of companies are passing on comparatively expensive US developers and getting the same level
by smt88 4y ago
I wonder if this is related to the transition to remote work. A lot of companies are passing on comparatively expensive US developers and getting the same level of experience for 1/2 or 1/3 the cost in other countries.
- halfmatthalfcat 4y agoI've seen the opposite - more on-shoring after realizing that offshoring has led to a lot of tech debt due to a variety of factors. The economy is spooking people though and anecdotally, we've greatly slowed (but not stopped) hiring.
- pacifika 4y agoWell communication is more important in remote work, so local developers have an advantage in my opinion.
- anon50118810 4y agoThe large majority of remote jobs I've seen on LinkedIn and other job boards, or applied to, are U.S.-only, sometimes restricted to particular states. Companies using the transition to remote to expand worldwide must be advertising elsewhere and are not really an issue for me.
- yrgulation 4y agoI am elsewhere and even here jobs are limited to within the country. Op is spreading a far right anti work from home conspiracy theory.
- smt88 4y agoI'm surprised to learn that I'm far-right and against working from home, since I've worked from home my entire career and have a 100% remote team.
- hnfong 4y agoTo be fair the GP only commented your theory not your person :D There can be legit reasons to not practice what you preach, eg. to gain an advantage with fewer competitors :D
- Salgat 4y agoCompanies have been trying to do this en masse since the 90s, and there's a reason why it usually fails.
- more_corn 4y agoMy company does contract development work. We’ve gotten quite a bit of work cleaning up half-assed projects that have been bungled by offshore shops. If your company is doing that, be sure to keep me in mind for when this blows up in a quarter or two!
- smt88 4y agoMy company is not doing that. We don't use contractors at all.
- jollyllama 4y agoThe big thing about remote work is it's going to be very difficult for people to advance up the ladder. A lot of remote work is freezing careers and org charts in place.
- throwaway675309 4y agoThis is contrary to the evidence that I've seen. Outsourcing to countries with a cheaper cost of living seems like an advantage to a US-based company but it comes with tremendous disadvantages including: time zone difference for standup, cultural differences, communication barriers, complex tax situations, etc. All of this over time just leads to incredible technical debt that builds up.