[extropy-chat] GOOGLE: innovative recruiting technique

[Emlyn]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:27:34 -0700, Spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Joseph S. Barrera III
> > Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] GOOGLE: innovative recruiting technique
> >
> >
> > Emlyn wrote:
> >
> > > > Not that I personally would recommend working for Google.
> > >
> > >  Why do you say that?
> 
> 
> The reason I didn't pursue a job there when I solved their
> (really cool) math puzzles: every job they described in their
> recruitment website can be offshored to countries where they
> can be performed at a dramatically lower cost.
> 
> I have a spin on Murphy's famous law that applies especially
> well to the US and Europe over the next 10 to 20 years:
> 
> Any job that can be exported, will be.
> 
> spike
> 

Do you guys think these jobs are being exported successfully? I've
been reading about "onshoring" in the tech industry in the US
recently; apparently there's a bit of a backlash going on.

http://www.aspnews.com/trends/article.php/3344651

http://www.infoage.idg.com.au/index.php/id;101925378;fp;4;fpid;528913576

http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3335461

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/7959748.htm
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