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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by mediaman on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:11PM (#24188587)
Does anyone have a counter to the idea that greater management confidence and expertise in remote work will unlock offshoring of IC tech roles, and therefore create a vastly bigger pool of low priced tech competition?

The primary problem I see is that offshoring tech work to India has been an option for a long time, but has largely failed for a variety of reasons - US companies seem to feel they get better value paying a much higher price for talent in tech hubs. It's not clear how the calculus would be different now.

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Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by staticautomatic on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:20PM (#24190779)
It’s an attractive idea to anyone who hasn’t actually managed a team of Indian devs or worked with a typical Indian BPO company. IME they tend to require an obscene amount of oversight and micromanagement. I’m certain that’s not categorically true of all Indian labor, but it’s definitely been true of all my experiences.
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