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The tsunami of burnout may be coming - but will it really matter to those creating it? We’re actively moving towards cheaper labor markets and replacing jobs wi
by 404mm 2y ago
The tsunami of burnout may be coming - but will it really matter to those creating it? We’re actively moving towards cheaper labor markets and replacing jobs with automation. It seems that the only way to get your piece of the pie in this market is if you find something that you can solve or do cheaper. Cheaper often means replacing and displacing current workers. Great benefit to the company and stockholders, not so much to society. Everything is driven by profit for those who already have more than they need.
- t3chm4nager 2y ago>> The tsunami of burnout may be coming - but will it really matter to those creating it? Companies used to be at the mercy of workers, we no longer are. The moment employees get out of line, work starts to shift to H1B workers who are too afraid to complain. If they start complaining, work then shifts to offshore resources. You can pay 1/3 of the wage and have 2 offshore workers and have contingencies. The onshore workers see this and fall into line, especially H1Bs. Work is sufficiently granular and microservice-ififed that you can swap people in and out. The vice keeps tightening.
- 404mm 2y agoYou speak the truth. I work for a 100k employee multinational company and “we” just started entered the third phase- replacing US based employees with offshore alternatives. India and Brazil. I’m still waiting what’s coming next.
- yarg 2y agoThat only works in scenarios where competency is superfluous.