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Re:Tell HN: Don't root for WFH, it might destroy well-paying... by RestlessMind on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:20AM (#27697045)
If this problem was only narrowly applicable to SV, then yes, you might have a point. I am talking about a majority of new hires being in other countries. At that point, to spite SV rich techies, you are rooting for destruction of a good pool of middle class jobs for the entire US. Is that really what you want?
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Re:Tell HN: Don't root for WFH, it might destroy well-paying... by zozbot234 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:27AM (#27697072)
> I am talking about a majority of new hires being in other countries.

That would be no different from the mid-2000s outsourcing trend, which never really worked out either. There were just lots and lots of horror stories where quality and productivity would take a nosedive whenever those outsourced teams were involved.

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Re:Tell HN: Don't root for WFH, it might destroy well-paying... by RestlessMind on Thursday July 01, 2021 @03:46AM (#27697150)
But that time, we were outsourcing whole projects which was doomed to fail because of collaboration hurdles and a lack of context. This time is different - we are hiring one team member at a time, who are equally effective as other team members, except at 1/3 price.

I have seen both, 2000's outsourcing and what is happening now. It is a very different game now and far more dangerous to US techies.

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