Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026?

Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by keiferski on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @08:26AM (#50258100)

It's my impression that many of the roles that were previously "remote from anywhere in the world" are being replaced with either 1) a current employee using AI to be more productive or 2) a remote/partially remote job with the requirement to be in the same country/economic zone.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by rohansrma on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @10:09AM (#50259647)

I don't agree much on this. For ex, hiring someone from Nigeria is always cheaper than hiring the same person in US for a US based company.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by keiferski on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @10:20AM (#50259818)

I didn't say it wasn't cheaper, I said it's what I've observed.

It's my impression that companies would rather hire 2-3 locals/non-remote workers and enhance their productivity with AI tools, vs. hiring 15 people from abroad that are in countries they have no presence in.

AI is undercutting a lot of these remote abroad jobs, because those types of tasks are more easily done with AI now.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by rohansrma on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:54PM (#50262053)

AI is undercutting so many things/. :)

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by brudgers on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:29PM (#50261649)

Cheaper only matters when choosing between fungible alternatives.

Or when inadequately capitalized.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by rohansrma on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:53PM (#50262031)

not always true! If you get the same requirements fulfilled by other person cost effectively then you will choose them.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by brudgers on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @04:59PM (#50265725)

Those are fungible alternatives.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by rohansrma on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @03:22AM (#50270210)

but it is.

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by owebmaster on Thursday October 29, 2026 @06:50AM (#50287041)

You need to work on your reading skills

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Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? by rohansrma on Saturday October 31, 2026 @10:26AM (#50316516)

What I meant is "it is what it is" in shorter form.

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