More Labor Woes At Indian Outsourcers
from the worker-shortage dept
We've written in the past about various problems brewing at Indian outsourcing firms that are increasingly facing talent shortages and competition from lower-cost competition. Om Malik has an interesting roundup of a fresh set of articles all pointing to continued troubles at these firms. The big problem continues to be the shortage of labor, which is the result of a few different factors. Many employees who got their start at one of these outsourcers are now going to business school, hoping to move up to higher value work. Furthermore, these jobs aren't viewed as highly by college graduates as they used to be. Increasingly, talented coders have the opportunity to work directly for the likes of Google and other international tech firms. And there remains a shortage of top-quality education opportunities, preventing many from getting trained and choking off the overall pool of labor. None of this necessarily spells doom for these companies. One way they can cope is by moving up the food chain, offering services of higher value than simple outsourcing or call-center work. And, of course, they don't have to limit themselves to Indian employees, they can hire talent from the US as well.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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"talent shortage".
Can something finally be said for loyalty in our field? I'll believe it when I see it! :)
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talent shortage.
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Re: talent shortage.
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mmmmkaaay
There is something very wrong with this scenario...
Mabey we should just ban all tech work in the USA.
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funny
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Cheaper Labor?
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Re: Cheaper Labor?
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India
85% of people in India are desperate working slaves in an informal economy and their lives oscillate between fear and frustration.
EVEN MORE DESPERATE
The remaining are always in search of collusion mostly in the form of caste to enhance their wealth.
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