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posted by martyb on Wednesday August 02 2017, @02:12PM   Printer-friendly

For years, U.S. companies have been saving money by "offshoring" jobs — hiring people in India and other distant cubicle farms.

Today, jobs are being offshored again, back to the United States.

Nexient, a software outsourcing company, reflects the evolving geography of technology work. It holds daily video meetings with one of its clients, Bill.com, where team members stand up and say into the camera what they accomplished yesterday for Bill.com, and what they plan to do tomorrow. The difference is, they are phoning in from Michigan, not Mumbai.

"It's the first time we've been happy outsourcing," said René Lacerte, chief executive of Bill.com, a bill payment-and-collection service based in Palo Alto, California.

Nexient is a domestic outsourcer, a flourishing niche in the tech world as some U.S. companies pull back from the idea of hiring programmers a world away.

Source: http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/5484216-151/the-new-hot-spot-for-outsourcing-the-us


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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday August 02 2017, @03:47PM (3 children)

    by Gaaark (41) on Wednesday August 02 2017, @03:47PM (#547961) Journal

    Yeah... if my boss is wondering what i did, they go check it out for themselves.
    But i can work independently, so usually the boss just sees things getting done and doesn't worry about me. I've never had to chirp like a bird to her.

    Other people: well..... we are the most intelligent species on Earth, so yeah... she keeps her eye on them.
    :)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 02 2017, @04:18PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 02 2017, @04:18PM (#547975)

    When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. Then you get laid off.

    • (Score: 2) by BK on Thursday August 03 2017, @01:12PM (1 child)

      by BK (4868) on Thursday August 03 2017, @01:12PM (#548326)

      Is that you Wally?

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 03 2017, @10:42PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 03 2017, @10:42PM (#548512)

        "Keyword."