Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India
by ravenstine on Saturday July 04, 2020 @09:59AM
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Wouldn't it only be fair for us to be handing more jobs to those with greater need in countries like India? Share the wealth, right?
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India
by bluedevil2k on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:03AM
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Fair to whom? The investors who are now taking on a greater project risk? The SV developers who would be losing out on jobs?
Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India
by Dumblydorr on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:05AM
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How about your job, do you volunteer to have it outsourced to a poor engineer? Would they do what you do as well?
Don't they have their own ridesharing companies? I don't see why they need uber's jobs, that wouldn't bring much wealth to them but to institutional American shareholders mostly.
Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India
by Arfiraaa on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:09AM
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Assuming this question is asked in good faith, this is obviously not the right way or anyone's idea of distributing wealth. And ultimately this is for Uber's profit, not the good of India.
Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India
by codegeek on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:06PM
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I know you are being sarcastic but this is called "capitalism". Not doubt a country like India benefits tremendously from the jobs created by foreign companies BUT it is not a charity. Companies are doing it because they see enough value and profits for their shareholders. It has nothing to do with being fair or not. If you truly want outsourcing to stop, create better incentives for the companies to hire locally. Until then, welcome to a global world.