Infosys follows flag-waving US hiring spree with quieter Canadian and Mexican hiring spree Infosys has revealed “dramatic growth” of its workforce in Mexico and Canada, which are being used as “near-shore bases” for its US operations despite the company last year announcing 12,000 hires in the Land of the Free. News of the Canadian and Mexican hires came on the company’s Q3 earnings call as investors pressed for …
What you see in the US is a scramble to fill roles that were once filled w H1B holders that were forced to return to abroad because the US Enterprises stopped work and ended contracts early.
As the US ramps up... these companies can't find people willing to work for the low rates.
I get 10-15 emails a day from these companies trying to find replacements.
The US consulting market is a mess. Mainly due to these companies, beeline, and the company's procurement dept itself.
Going nearshore doesn't help either.
Remember kiddies... Garbage In == Garbage Out.
Location plays a much smaller role than time difference. If the person who needs the work and the people doing it, are not in regular contact, it just takes longer to get what is wanted. So unless you offshore the decision makers with the team, or better yet whole departments, you ain't going to make it work.
Yes and no.
You are right that offshoring doesn't work.
Its less about being away from the enterprise... which is a remote work force, but that Offshoring is done as a way to do cost containment. You are now hiring a less vetted workforce along with a less trained workforce.
There are also cultural issues too.
I mean I did a stint in the UK for a year because I needed to train local resources. I could have been hired and worked out of the company's US sites but that wouldn't have helped them long term.
Infosys, Cognizant are trying hire US citizens for US work because companies are pushing back in the H1B influx of unskilled labor while being charged a premium over the quality of delivery.
Add to this the 10 week wonders who then go online and take classes as if its a replacement for a 4yr degree from an accredited university. Its not.
It’s funny you pay to get the code written and then you pay again to get the code fixed
Each time the offshore companies take your money
And the donkey bean counters convince themselves they are saving money
Look at the cost of fixing bad software and then wonder why these offshore outfits are making loads of money
It seems it pays to write bad or terrible code
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