Reply to: The end of the word "expertise" as we knew it

[Francko]

Hey who's moaning?
Sorry that I earn more than you for doing less

I'll let you believe the first option. On the second one, I definitely give you the victory.

[sasguru]

That still doesn't explain why I am doing the same job for 15 years (in different roles, different technologies, sometimes less technical, other times more technical) while a "guru" like yourself had to stop after only a few years.

Oh yeah... career progression.... well the lobotomy on your brain did not have much impact since that's probably dead a long time ago already.

Hey who's moaning?
Sorry that I earn more than you for doing less

[Mich the Tester]

I should have thought that the production of expensive slow-starting mediaeval-dim toxic-waste "energy-saving" light bulbs would be doing well thanks to government compulsion

Well no, because everyone's already got them and they last for years. By the way, these days they're nothing like as slow starting; they've improved a lot. LED lighting can be quite good too.

[expat]

No it isn't. Sales of electric hair trimmers have shot up here in NL as men save money on going to the barber; it's the only Philips factory that hasn't cut back production.

I should have thought that the production of expensive slow-starting mediaeval-dim toxic-waste "energy-saving" light bulbs would be doing well thanks to government compulsion

[Mich the Tester]

I'd like to see my hairdressers go overseas.

Open a hair salon, it's recession and offshore proof.

No it isn't. Sales of electric hair trimmers have shot up here in NL as men save money on going to the barber; it's the only Philips factory that hasn't cut back production.

[thunderlizard]

I wish my hair was recession proof.

[Francko]

I'd like to see my hairdressers go overseas.

Open a hair salon, it's recession and offshore proof.

Welcome to Europe, the nation of hairdressers.

[PAH]

Protectionism is the quickest and more eficient way to destroy an economy... even though it seems to make sense.

What harm can it do if the economy is already at death's door?

It's not like we export much, so who cares if those we tax from outside the eurozone start crying. Just don't tax the stuff we don't already have in enough quantities, such as oil.

[_V_]

Let's take assguru for serious only once. Ok, plenty of skilled people somewhere in a cheaper part of the world. IT jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs, finance jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs are going there, research is shifting there too... what's next? army jobs to be outsourced?

What can we actually do in 10-15 years time? Exercise strategy on something nobody has any expertise of??? Hoping that we can get money on copyrights forever?

I'd like to see my hairdressers go overseas.

Open a hair salon, it's recession and offshore proof.

[Old Greg]

And as much less people are getting degrees in technical subjects I do wonder what the future will be in 10-20 years time.

Strictly speaking that should be 'many fewer people'. It's a good job there are still some people with a well rounded education to write important project documents.

[sappatz]

Curry shops

UK IT expertise is now in Bombay curry shops
What do you expect. When you need it support you get to call an obscure indian telephone number !

[themistry]

Plans to tax anything imported from outside the eurozone will soon sort it all out. From cheapo chinese products to outsourced jobs.

Then it would be more cost effective to keep it all closer to home, and where there's people earning, there's people paying taxes.

Protectionism is the quickest and more eficient way to destroy an economy... even though it seems to make sense.

TM

[PAH]

Plans to tax anything imported from outside the eurozone will soon sort it all out. From cheapo chinese products to outsourced jobs.

Then it would be more cost effective to keep it all closer to home, and where there's people earning, there's people paying taxes.

[Francko]

Remember Francko, your mediocre skills don't count as expertise, especially when Mr. Bob Shawadiwadi can do the needful with much cheapness and plenty quickness.

Let's take assguru for serious only once. Ok, plenty of skilled people somewhere in a cheaper part of the world. IT jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs, finance jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs are going there, research is shifting there too... what's next? army jobs to be outsourced?

What can we actually do in 10-15 years time? Exercise strategy on something nobody has any expertise of??? Hoping that we can get money on copyrights forever?

[Francko]

Remember Francko, your mediocre skills don't count as expertise, especially when Mr. Bob Shawadiwadi can do the needful with much cheapness and plenty quickness.

That still doesn't explain why I am doing the same job for 15 years (in different roles, different technologies, sometimes less technical, other times more technical) while a "guru" like yourself had to stop after only a few years.

Oh yeah... career progression.... well the lobotomy on your brain did not have much impact since that's probably dead a long time ago already.