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Good. Offshoring was and is a terrible idea.

• wyclif 12y ago
  It may have been a terrible idea, but it's hard for tech firms to argue with "dirt cheap" Filipino labour.
  • pjmlp 12y ago
    You mean for the management board, because those of us cleaning the code during the integrations think otherwise about the real meaning of "cheap".
    • JoeAltmaier 12y ago
      Agreed. That promise of something for nothing has led many a team down the garden path. In the end, its harder to clean up after, than to have done it yourself.
• jsudhams 12y ago
  Care to explain why? This is may be true for manufacturing where in US more and more non science student are coming out[dont have data but based what i read on US news web sites].What i see happenning in India is that there is not reverse outsourcing or insourcing but more of captive i.e. large companies setting up thier own office in India than outsource to Infosys/Wipro/TCS. I think the wages are not the primary focus now even though it is still a key component but the flexibility it provides with follow the sun and other models. On personal note out of my 16 years experience i have been working outsourced environment for 3 years and rest 10 in captives. I get paid roughly $60k which includes my salary, benefits and network other facility charges including computer and building charges. The same job in US just the salary alone is US$125K+ and you need to add other charges. Outputwise we provide the same level to the company.