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If they could, they would. What’s stopping them?
by huygens6363 2y ago
If they could, they would.
What’s stopping them?
- Rinzler89 2y agoNothing is stopping them, they already have offices there or hire candidates remote and are growing. The IT market in those areas always booms whenever there's an economic downturn in the west as executives lay people off in the expensive locations and move their jobs to cheaper locations abroad to save costs. On paper this short term move makes them look like Rockstars to shareholders since they reduced operational costs with the stroke of a pen without decreasing profits. What happens long term is not their problem since they won't be around if the shit hits the fan, but that's not always the case. A friend of mine leads a team of devs in Vietnam and he's super happy with their output so assuming all offshore work is automatically poor quality is in bad faith.
- mschuster91 2y ago> What’s stopping them? Quality of education and certifications. At the moment, even if you got someone with a b.sc degree, it's a lottery game if they will be usable for more than following a callcenter script - I've worked with offshorers who were absolutely top-notch, and others where I disconnected from a telco and wondered "WTF did I just witness". The problem is: this can rapidly change, when the Indian government gets its shit together, and actually fights against corruption in education. Add 4-5 years for the changes to become effective, and suddenly the US/EU will be at a serious disadvantage in numbers.