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Originally posted by BRISK
I keep hearing this argument from anti-outsourcing people. They say that finding good outsourcing employees to do good work is hit or miss.
Newsflash: The same is true of finding employees in countries like America, Canada, UK, etc...
I can find loads of shitty American programmers. I can find loads of shitty European designers. I can find loads of shitty outsourced employees too. Shitty skills are everywhere, but so are quality skills.
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Correct.
Except for one thing... The big draw that outsourcing companies rely on is the hook that "We are cheaper -- same quality or better work"
That moniker better be true. Fact is, often it isn't.
I am anti-outsourcing when it comes to local companies farming out work to foreigners and deleting jobs of local people, in that I don't like it much. But at the same time, the capitalist in me says that those people who are out of work are then free to pursue other avenues of opportunity. It is entirely up to them as to how much or how little money they earn.
To me capitalism means that you are free to become successful, or stay broke. It is up to each of us and that includes people who own outsourcing companies. The same principles hold true for me as well regarding competition with outsourcers or anyone...... that is, if I am losing out on business to outsourcing cmpanies, then MY OWN skills must be sharpened and improved, and my prices adjusted to fit the market, so that I can again be competitive and ensure it being worthwhile for others to hire me.
Thankfully I am diverse in all things, which means that only a small part of what I do is in direct competition with outsourcers and other designers.