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Re:India’s IT industry laid off more than 56k employees this... by rconti on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @09:04PM (#16019763)
Yup. First company I worked for had a team in India and they couldn't do a damn thing. The next company had some REALLY great talent in India. Having local managers helped. Paying market rate instead of bottom dollar helped.

Another problem with outsourcing to India is now so many companies do it just because XYZ other company does it -- no regard for quality. Just copying the moves someone else does isn't enough. You need to understand WHY and HOW to do it well.

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Re:India’s IT industry laid off more than 56k employees this... by Clubber on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @09:15PM (#16019805)
Managers at the level that makes that decision get bonuses for cost cutting. The cheaper the firm, the bigger the bonus. By the time the house of cards crashed, it either wasn't their crash (sales problem) or they've jumped ship to cost-cut at another company.
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