cash68
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It's more than just about the jobs moving overseas guys. Read the book.
Originally Posted by marvin /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why do I have a nasty suspicion that the book will mostly be self reinforcing to already "R-directed" thinkers... |
Originally Posted by -=Germania=- /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good news is that there are always jobs in HCI ! I think that HCI is much more fun and engaging anyway. |
Originally Posted by analogsonar /img/forum/go_quote.gif "effed up beyond repair" I agree. but remember, the same employers hundreds of years ago, are still the same employers now. |
Originally Posted by amphead /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the book recommendations. My recommendation is to be an entrepreneur in the mechanical/electronic field. Read, read, read up on techniques on the internet, while trying to develop a product that would have practical value. Take your time and build quality prototypes that are modular in nature. See where I'm going with this? Once you have perfected it, build it here in your own shop, or farm it out to China/India if you must. If you were thinking ahead, you would build up your cash reserves while farming it off-shore to then hire a few people in your home country to build it and create jobs. Edit: don't be afraid to team up with someone else of like mind to create synergy, such as mechanical engineering/electronic engineering combination. The shortage that exists currently is for people who develop useful products which in turn, create jobs. |
Originally Posted by cash68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I suggest you read the book. You seem like someone who would benefit greatly from it. |
Originally Posted by cash68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's not just about programming.... it's more about knowledge workers. Programmers, engineers, lawyers, accountants, anybody who deals with info all day. It can be done elsewhere, cheaper. Just because it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean it's not coming. |
Originally Posted by cash68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's not just about programming.... it's more about knowledge workers. Programmers, engineers, lawyers, accountants, anybody who deals with info all day. It can be done elsewhere, cheaper. Just because it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean it's not coming. |
Originally Posted by appophylite /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not in every case. Take my job for example. I work as a field engineer so I have to be out on the Alaskan North Slope every day for 2-3 weeks making quick decisions and changes based on what I learned as an engineer. Physical work is also involved, but it is primarily an engineering job. You'd be hard-pressed to economically outsource a job like this. IMO, certain types of programming, engineering, law and accounting jobs can be outsourced because certain types of jobs can be done by a person with similar skill sets who doesn't have to be present in the region to do the work. But there are still jobs in all of these fields that it would be extremely difficult to outsource. |
Originally Posted by scompton /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can't talk to the other occupations, although I don't see exporting trial lawyers, but for programming, the only companies that can successfully export jobs are those who can define what they want the programmers to do. I know companies like this exist, but they're not as common as most people seem to believe. I've worked at 2 companies that tried to export programming and had to pull the jobs back. Edit: I doubt that it will ever happen to me because I'm too close to retirement. |
Originally Posted by cash68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif No, not trial lawyers, but legal advice lawyers, help filling out forms, etc. A lot of that is moving overseas. |