Recently introduced to the world of “offshoring”, primarily to the Philipines. I fully realize jobs have been shipped to foreign countries to capitalize on cheap labor for eons, but never realized how rampant it was in the marketing field. And I just lost a newly acquired job due to it.
Some of these people are quite bright, well educated and suited for these jobs. They don't care about hours of work, overtime, health benefits, or health and safety. They would never ask for reimbursement for anything.
I'm over two decades into my career and I'm coming up against people who will work for $6 an hour. Was considering freelancing until I realized it is saturated with these workers as well.
The business owners I've met recently who opt for this set up speak about the people they hire in such clinical terms. Saying about how much they can get out of them for $20k a year/that they will never push back on anything or question authority/on and on and on.
So genuine question — how can I possibly compete with these folks in other countries? Feeling so defeated. Between ageism and this, I don't know what's next.