[GTALUG] Boeing India software engineers

[Gary]

I believe the short answer is that if you live in North America, you 
should avoid wasting money on a costly academic education, even if 
you're very gifted, and, instead, focus on vocational training that can 
never be outsourced, such as postal work, fire fighter, ambulance 
paramedic and medical laboratory services. In that way there is a clean 
bifurcation in the nature of work that is carried out between here and 
India.

In this wonderful age, you don't have to spend a penny indulging your 
interest in computer science, technology, physics and mathematics as you 
have internet resources for that purpose. For example, I'm a retired 
postal clerk but I entertain myself by downloading lectures on these 
topics. I've taught myself c++ and I have lots of fun developing 
applications in Linux. I have a passion for A.I and mathematics but I 
know that, if you live in this country then these studies can never be 
more than an indulgence, unless you have really good connections; but 
then, in that case, you can just get a degree in medieval history before 
taking the helm as CEO at some company, which is what Carly Fiorinas did 
with HP.

https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/09/30/carly-fiorinas-medieval-history-major-inspires-young-female-conservatives

/gary

On 19-03-12 09:25 PM, James Knott via talk wrote:
> On 03/12/2019 06:45 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
>> A number of years ago I read that India is generating more engineers per year
>> that the rest of the world combined. How good they are - - - - that's
>> another question.
> Several years ago, many companies decided to cut costs by moving help
> desks etc. to India.  Many have come to regret that decision, due to the
> poor quality "help".  In another thread, I mentioned how many put cost
> ahead of value and we get garbage as a result.
>
> One very important question a lot are missing is who is going to pay for
> products, services, etc., when more and more of the jobs are moving
> overseas.  At one time, it was just cheap manufactured goods.  Now it's
> IT, legal and medical services and more.  When does it end?
>
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