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I could see outsourcing to Poland end up working out just as great as outsourcing to Ukraine did. Not saying it will happen tomorrow, but would not surprise me

by jarsin 2y ago

I could see outsourcing to Poland end up working out just as great as outsourcing to Ukraine did. Not saying it will happen tomorrow, but would not surprise me to see Russia go in there after they get a big chunk of Ukraine and slowly gain control of it's government.

bufferoverflow 2y ago
Poland is a NATO country. Russia won't attack Poland, they only attack weak countries. Even if they take over Ukraine, their next target would be Kazakhstan or Moldova or Georgia.
m_ke 2y ago
Putin would be asking for WW3 if he tried that and it would not end well for him. A ton of big tech companies opened large offices in Poland in the past few years. It’s starting to look like a pretty major tech hub. If you look at Google or Box job boards most of their open roles in Europe are in Warsaw.
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  WW3 only happens if NATO isn't bluffing about article 5. Given the lackluster response to Ukraine it doesn't look good for article 5 and Poland, which is why they're buying so many weapons now.
  - namaria 2y ago
    How does NATO response to an invasion on a non-NATO country bears on article 5 exactly?
bartekpacia 2y ago
At this point we all would have much worse things to worry about. Poland is a part of NATO.
- jarsin 2y ago
  A) Trump is president and he has made it clear the US will be taking a backseat on NATO in Europe. B) Even the polish government thinks this more than possible. They instituted mandatory weapons training for all teenage school kids recently. I would say it has never been more probable than anytime since the last time Russia invaded Poland in WW2. These companies outsourcing there have got some serious wishful thinking going on. They are right next door to a madman who uses nuclear material to poison his enemies anywhere in the world.
  - throwaway48476 2y ago
    They brought back the weapons training program they had in communist times which is just weapons assembly and disassembly. They don't even shoot them which seems like it misses the point the firearms.

by jarsin 2y ago

bufferoverflow 2y ago

Poland is a NATO country. Russia won't attack Poland, they only attack weak countries. Even if they take over Ukraine, their next target would be Kazakhstan or Moldova or Georgia.

m_ke 2y ago

Putin would be asking for WW3 if he tried that and it would not end well for him. A ton of big tech companies opened large offices in Poland in the past few years. It’s starting to look like a pretty major tech hub. If you look at Google or Box job boards most of their open roles in Europe are in Warsaw.

throwaway48476 2y ago
WW3 only happens if NATO isn't bluffing about article 5. Given the lackluster response to Ukraine it doesn't look good for article 5 and Poland, which is why they're buying so many weapons now.
- namaria 2y ago
  How does NATO response to an invasion on a non-NATO country bears on article 5 exactly?

bartekpacia 2y ago

At this point we all would have much worse things to worry about. Poland is a part of NATO.

jarsin 2y ago
A) Trump is president and he has made it clear the US will be taking a backseat on NATO in Europe. B) Even the polish government thinks this more than possible. They instituted mandatory weapons training for all teenage school kids recently. I would say it has never been more probable than anytime since the last time Russia invaded Poland in WW2. These companies outsourcing there have got some serious wishful thinking going on. They are right next door to a madman who uses nuclear material to poison his enemies anywhere in the world.
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  They brought back the weapons training program they had in communist times which is just weapons assembly and disassembly. They don't even shoot them which seems like it misses the point the firearms.