Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou...
by kamaal on Monday October 23, 2017 @11:55PM
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>>Then they turn right around and tell all their employees to move to the area
This isn't just a modern phenomenon. Note the whole point of outsourcing was that given how well the world is connected, it barely matters from where you get work done from. But what it is in reality is basically a cost equation.
Early IT departments in most companies were considered a back office expense so remote/outsourcing work used to make sense. These days most tech companies have a lot of money, so the cost thing doesn't make sense.
Good connectivity was never reason for remote/outsourcing work, so it doesn't matter how good it gets.
This isn't just a modern phenomenon. Note the whole point of outsourcing was that given how well the world is connected, it barely matters from where you get work done from. But what it is in reality is basically a cost equation.
Early IT departments in most companies were considered a back office expense so remote/outsourcing work used to make sense. These days most tech companies have a lot of money, so the cost thing doesn't make sense.
Good connectivity was never reason for remote/outsourcing work, so it doesn't matter how good it gets.