> Surely you could think of a better adjective than "bottom-of-the-barrel" to describe humans (Indians) that are intentionally hired at the lowest possible wages, by Western managers to maximize profits for a Western owned & led company?
I (not op) agree that the issue is with the offshoring structure and practices. My experience with offshoring is that the devs are given tasks without context and not allowed to make decisions at higher level, are thus unable to “own” a project beyond the micro tasks.
Also, often write code which is not cohesive with the whole, do not take (are not given) time to learn the appropriate APIs and do not communicate when confused.
For me this exposes structures that put people under pressure, punish mistakes and perceive questions as lack of experience.
This has little to do with ethnicity and much to do with colonialist thinking and exploitation.
Coding sweatshops cannot produce deep thinking and the level of ownership needed in a development partner.
I (not op) agree that the issue is with the offshoring structure and practices. My experience with offshoring is that the devs are given tasks without context and not allowed to make decisions at higher level, are thus unable to “own” a project beyond the micro tasks.
Also, often write code which is not cohesive with the whole, do not take (are not given) time to learn the appropriate APIs and do not communicate when confused.
For me this exposes structures that put people under pressure, punish mistakes and perceive questions as lack of experience.
This has little to do with ethnicity and much to do with colonialist thinking and exploitation.
Coding sweatshops cannot produce deep thinking and the level of ownership needed in a development partner.