The time will come, and judging by how things look very soon, when chasing cheap, unskilled labor will backfire. There’s only so much core knowledge and experience a company can drain before everything collapses. Sooner or later, corporations will have to relearn the value of skilled labor - years of specialization, hard-earned expertise, and creativity born from experience. AI isn’t replacing anyone, and this obsession with cheap, easily replaceable workers will only lead to ruin. We’re already starting to see it happen.
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It's call accumulative site knowledge for a reason, you maybe the best engineer in India, you will still not know the quirks of an aged equipment.
@a8 and that's gone so well. Cant wait to see how much better it will be with even less people to support it. This has not been able to stand on its own, even a decade in.
Outsourcing has been going on since 2012 when payroll and other related HR activities were migrated to Argentina. Corporate services on an ongoing basis engage many consultants, outside counsel and contractors locally. Many were expecting this restructuring, it should have come as no surprise.
They think that engineers don’t add any value. BTC can provide good enough support, maybe hire middle EPC to provide specialized support if required. Don’t need to keep them on staff. This is the future model.