Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines
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HN comment orderNice article and on the spot. There is a difference between offshoring and cheap-shoring (i.e what I call offshoring at very low costs). Most of the bad experiences you get from India are a result of cheap-shoring. You get what you pay for. Cheapshoring undervalues good engineers and overvalues a lot of bad engineers. I have seen this for almost 15 years (from the Indian side), and I don't like it. While some people see Indian IT as growing with…
Pretty much my experience re Indian outsourcing. What I used to find most annoying is that 'manager' mentality: I appreciate a lot of people like to boss people around and,as the author states, it's kind of safer (and better paid) step on a corporate ladder, but boy some of them are useless.. You talk to the guy, he agrees to pretty much anything,even If I'd ask to build a lift to mars.Then eventually he comes back with dev's questions.I provide…
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-10 | Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines | raisedadead | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-11-10 | Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the PhilippinesFirst breakout · Best thread | RmDen | 265 | 113 |
| 2020-02-03 | Troy Hunt: Offshoring roulette: lessons from outsourcing | c0restraint | 4 | 1 |
| 2020-02-24 | Offshoring roulette: lessons from outsourcing (2016)Latest 20+ point return | throwaway3157 | 207 | 105 |
| 2023-06-28 | Offshoring roulette lessons from outsourcing to India, China and the PhilippinesHall induction | StrauXX | 3 | 0 |