Feb 23 2005
Your Job Is Going To India
Software developers, I’ve got one word for you: www.yourjobisgoingtoindia.com
They’re cheap. Everyone focuses on this. After all, eight developers for the price of one is hard to argue with — it’s a veritable Wal-Mart of developers over there.
Microsoft’s India Development Center (IDC) is growing like gangbusters [...] One of IDC’s main goals is to replicate the successful software development model of the Redmond campus. And Microsoft’s just one example — everybody’s doing this. The 2.3 IT companies that aren’t are going to start next month.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. And prepare to train your replacement on your way out.
I’ve exaggerated a little. Not all of us will lose our jobs, of course. Just most of us. Those left behind will have much lower salaries. The math is simple — the inevitability, manifest. You can choose to deny it or try to defy it, but it doesn’t make the laws of supply and demand any less true.
They’re cheap. Everyone focuses on this. After all, eight developers for the price of one is hard to argue with — it’s a veritable Wal-Mart of developers over there.
Microsoft’s India Development Center (IDC) is growing like gangbusters [...] One of IDC’s main goals is to replicate the successful software development model of the Redmond campus. And Microsoft’s just one example — everybody’s doing this. The 2.3 IT companies that aren’t are going to start next month.
Be afraid. Be very afraid. And prepare to train your replacement on your way out.
I’ve exaggerated a little. Not all of us will lose our jobs, of course. Just most of us. Those left behind will have much lower salaries. The math is simple — the inevitability, manifest. You can choose to deny it or try to defy it, but it doesn’t make the laws of supply and demand any less true.
The author is a software development manager at Microsoft.
I’ve always wanted to be a truck driver, or a librarian.
The company you work for (who out-source to India), and all such software develping companies, are scum.
I got nothing against India. I’m just in a bad mood.
Being a librarian is pretty cool. You’ll probably need to get your MLIS, though :(
When you posted this article, Jody, did the URL just take you to a screen indicating that the guy’s site had been hacked? Or is that something that just happened? If the latter is true, then those India Developers are learning fast….with a vengence!!
“Contrary to their popular image as spinsters, the average librarian has 5.9 random sex partners per year.”
Amazing but true facts
Are you sure about that number. I thought that was the number of times one has sex(with their spouse) after marraige and having 1.75 children. Hey Jody didn’t you just have your second “fruit of your loin”…
Gee, thanks for the reminder. I’d better get started then…
Are you hitting on me?
Why not?