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You responded to something the author did not write using a quote taken entirely out of context. While the text of your message is fair and probably true (although outsourcing comes with chunky quality issues that frankly have not been solved yet), it is not at all topical.


I disagree that it was out of context either of the comment, or in the issue at large.

It doesn't matter that in this comment, the particular context was ostensibly 'move to the city to work in the office then get paid more'.

It's irrelevant - excessive demands in whatever form will be acquiesced by hiring better talent, elsewhere.

American workers making any kinds of special demands are going to get outsourced.

The tone of the article (and others is): "American Workers Leverage Over Big Corps" just like in this article: "Wall Street Grudgingly etc.". We saw the same with Apple yesterday.

In reality, the articles should be: "American Corps. looking overseas to diversity talent". Because that's what's about to happen. Anyone who thinks that these companies have any loyalty to their local nations, founding staff or culture, (and this applies broadly to the modern world) is mistaken.


It is possible to find companies that indeed do have loyalty. Personally, I have long ago resolved not to work for companies that outsource (offshore, same thing) engineering. It seems there may be a resurgence here in America of people willing to put their money where their mouth is: Buy local, hire local, keep the money here.


> I disagree that it was out of context [...] of the comment

It is not about your opinion, you are quite simply not responding to the posted comment. Because charitable reading of your comment required it, I have read the original comment that you claim to speak of again.

That comment says:

- Remote work can be done for a lower salary, because you can live anywhere

- If you demand that I come to the office, you should pay for the difference

You have responded to these points by saying that if you want more money, cheaper workers can be found "elsewhere" (i.e. abroad, so remote). This is not topical, because you address a claim that was never made.


> In reality, the articles should be: "American Corps. looking overseas to diversity talent". Because that's what's about to happen.

I've been hearing that since 2006. Yet American programmers still exist and still command a relatively high wage.




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