BA - Doom

[MrMarkyMark]

Honestly, I don't think it's a case of offshore / onshore. I constantly work with contractors who invent reasons to use new technologies or want to bang on everything with the same hammer.

It's hard to find good people who deliver elegant solutions. Once you find them, you should pay to keep them.

Unfortunately true in a lot of cases. Recently I have been depressed by the amount of dross on the UK contractor market.
However, I stand by the fact that offshore are far more difficult to manage, day to day.

Having spent a lot of time in India, since I went in the mid 70's, the cultural difference is the main problem, IMO. Caste plays a major role too.

[Lola C]

Hello unemployment and housing shortage .... This is how one creates them.

[woohoo]

Unfortunately true in a lot of cases. Recently I have been depressed by the amount of dross on the UK contractor market.
However, I stand by the fact that offshore are far more difficult to manage, day to day.

Having spent a lot of time in India, since I went in the mid 70's, the cultural difference is the main problem, IMO. Caste plays a major role too.

I've found culture to be the biggest issue. So lack of taking responsibility and owning up to problems. Also, there is often a rush to do something fast and not necessarily in the best way, whatever gets praise the fastest.

[BrilloPad]

I've found culture to be the biggest issue. So lack of taking responsibility and owning up to problems. Also, there is often a rush to do something fast and not necessarily in the best way, whatever gets praise the fastest.

They also tend to follow whatever they are told to do without question.

[MrMarkyMark]

Guys, correct, on both counts.

One is cultural the second to do with caste.
The boss normally gets treated as a god by his subordinates that follow him without question.

Completely the opposite to what you want in IT work, really