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> Execs are slow to learn but eventually the dim light bulb will go off in their head that someone from a much poorer country with an internet line can do the
by surgical_fire 2y ago
> Execs are slow to learn but eventually the dim light bulb will go off in their head that someone from a much poorer country with an internet line can do the same work as their engineers making six figures and working in their home.
This is called offshoring, and has been done for decades, to varying degrees of success.
Companies are always trying to undermine label. This is a tale as old as time. WFH changes nothing in that regard.
Anecdotally, my first job in tech was as a cheap developer from a poor country, more than 2 decades ago.