Comments on: Moving up the job chain? http://gigaom.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Esme V http://gigaom.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-532 Esme V Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-532 <p>Well, we could all become real estate agents. Hard to outsource that job to someone living in Shanghai or Bangalore. My friend, a former software developer in San Jose, became a real estate agent a few months ago and just sold his first house. He told me that one-third of the people in his real estate course consisted of laid-off software engineers and technicians. Other possible jobs that are really local: painter - can't expect someone from Bombay to do that for you; chef - try getting a real chef from Szechuan to make kung pao chicken without actually having to come over here; physical therapist - no way you're going to get that massage from someone based in Manila; nail salon lady -you cannot get your nails done by someone who operates out of Beijing.</p> Well, we could all become real estate agents. Hard to outsource that job to someone living in Shanghai or Bangalore. My friend, a former software developer in San Jose, became a real estate agent a few months ago and just sold his first house. He told me that one-third of the people in his real estate course consisted of laid-off software engineers and technicians. Other possible jobs that are really local: painter – can’t expect someone from Bombay to do that for you; chef – try getting a real chef from Szechuan to make kung pao chicken without actually having to come over here; physical therapist – no way you’re going to get that massage from someone based in Manila; nail salon lady -you cannot get your nails done by someone who operates out of Beijing.

]]> By: Sunil V http://gigaom.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-533 Sunil V Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-533 <p>I agree with Mr. Zhu Min's comments.</p> <p>The software industry should get out of it's funk and get back to what made this industry so attractive to so many: An opportunity to learn, teach, and invent!</p> <p>BTW, I'm surprised Esme V didn't list the one profession, we in the US need the most, as an option that a Chinese or Indian cannot fill: Teaching! Or is Stanford moving to Bombay?</p> I agree with Mr. Zhu Min’s comments.

The software industry should get out of it’s funk and get back to what made this industry so attractive to so many: An opportunity to learn, teach, and invent!

BTW, I’m surprised Esme V didn’t list the one profession, we in the US need the most, as an option that a Chinese or Indian cannot fill: Teaching! Or is Stanford moving to Bombay?

]]> By: Telepocalypse http://gigaom.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-534 Telepocalypse Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2004/01/26/moving-up-the-job-chain/#comment-534 <p><strong>Expert Choices</strong></p> <p>Are you sane, rational, and of sound mind? And your colleagues too? Are you sure? You are! I’m so glad! OK then, given all that, how come you spend so much of your time making daft decisions, and endlessly back-tracking...</p> Expert Choices

Are you sane, rational, and of sound mind? And your colleagues too? Are you sure? You are! I’m so glad! OK then, given all that, how come you spend so much of your time making daft decisions, and endlessly back-tracking…

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