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Offshoring - The Moral & Economic Case
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Yes, given the current state of the market the best strategy appears to be to re-skill in something different than IT.Originally posted by phil5476 View PostThat is the strategy i'm taking. That said adapting the legal framework to benefit the government & people is a good way to overcome.I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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Most reasonably intelligent people can buy a book and "skill" themselves in a given programming language in a few months at the most. Low barriers to entry - hence the commoditisation of IT.Originally posted by Francko View PostYes, given the current state of the market the best strategy appears to be to re-skill in something different than IT.
So yes reskill in something that has high barriers to entry either because (1) it is a closed shop, like being a barrister in England or (2) requires an IQ in the top level of the population or (3) requires a long series of gruelling exams like chartered accountancy.
As (1) or (2) are not possible for you, I would suggest (3).Hard Brexit now!
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yeesss, but what type of sp*nk-rag are we talking here ?Originally posted by phil5476 View Post
The Aristotelian idealist 'form' of the sp*nk-rag or the Marxist dialectical materialist 'actual' sp*nk-rag
I am not sure
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Marxist, no doubt about it.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postyeesss, but what type of sp*nk-rag are we talking here ?
The Aristotelian idealist 'form' of the sp*nk-rag or the Marxist dialectical materialist 'actual' sp*nk-rag
I am not sure

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