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Why Outsource When Workers are Willing to Telecommute?

Posted by Cliff on from the is-cheaper-code-always-better? dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "Corporations and management resisted telecommuting for years, now jobs flow to distant nations. Did telecommuting become acceptable because of the greater distance? Because some form of on-site management persists? Because labor laws are favorable? Because a well paid middle class is a political threat? Is it really as simple as money? I'll work cheaper if I can choose where I live and work. Must I leave my country to do so?"

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  1. It's simple: money by Spacelord · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Do you really think they have to pay a programmer in India as much as one in the US (or Europe for that matter)?

  2. To state the obvious... by kmak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yes, it's as simple as money. It all comes down to people on top wanting even more money... A programmer at 80k a year is no small cost when you need a few of them to do a decent project..

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    I'm not the devil.. just his advocate.
  3. Um by The+Bungi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Outsorcing has nothing to do with distance. It has to do with costs. Even if you telecommute, I still have to pay you $80/hr while the guy in Calcutta (or whatever) is happy making $12/hr.