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by brendamn 1249 days ago
Outsource to where? Outsourcing isn't exactly new and many large orgs already outsource as many activities/projects/roles as possible. Even with outsourcing there is still a skilled tech labor shortage.
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When GM or Ford wants to outsource, they need to pour billions into new plants in Alabama or Mexico or other non-UAW locations.

If google wanted to outsource, they could hire people globally, with very little cost or efficiency loss. All else being equal, a dev in Baton Rouge (or Bogota, or Buenas Aires, or Bangalore) is as productive as one in San Jose. And it doesn't cost anything extra to bring one on.

Then why haven't they? I doubt the efficiency claim.
They have. Google used to be mostly Palo Alto (and foreign branch offices) and now they're much much less Palo Alto.