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Increasing the Value of the Domestic IT Worker?
KoshClassic asks: "To state it simply, in today's global economy, the IT worker in America is in direct competition with IT workers in countries such as India who are willing to do the same job for less. Much of this willingness has to do with standards and costs of living in these other countries, and without lowering ours or raising theirs, the American IT worker can not compete on even terms if the only consideration is cost. What should American IT workers be doing to differentiate ourselves from our overseas counterparts, to add the kinds of value for employers that will make them want to look beyond direct costs and see other benefits that will make it worthwhile for them to keep these jobs in the US? I'm not sure what the answer to this question is, but I am convinced that the answer lies in trends and industry wide changes, rather than just individuals polishing their own resumes. When an employer decides he needs to fill a programming position, what is going to make him want to fill that position in the U.S. rather than overseas, even before individual candidates are considered"
WORK FOR LESS. Foreigners are working for less and they end up getting the work. What part of that do you fail to grasp? Don't like it? Either make people aware of the harm they're doing (anyone remember BUY AMERICAN?), or maybe try something a bit more constructive - such as finding some people to room with in a co-op so you can lower your cost of living, or organizing a lobby to get some of the absurd laws on our books thrown out so that the cost of doing business over here isn't so damn high (which might give companies a reason to stay in-country).
Now hold your breath... wait for it... here's comes the onslaught of troglodytes who'll lambast me for advocating the simplification of America's legal system. Heaven forbid we don't have the FDA to protect us from those nasty corporations!