Computer programmer Steve Relles has the poop on what to do when your job is outsourced to India.
Relles, one of a rising number of Americans seeking new opportunities as their work shifts to countries with cheaper labor, has spent the past year making his living scooping up dog droppings as the "Delmar Dog Butler."
"My parents paid for me to get a (degree) in math and now I am a pooper scooper," Relles, a 42-year-old married father of two told Reuters. "I can clean four to five yards in a hour if they are close together."
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"It sure beats computer programming because it's flexible, and I get to be outside," he said.
There are no words.
The career-change example you cite is a bit extreme, maybe, but it is a good idea to keep in mind that you'll probably end up having to change careers at least once, perhaps two-three-four times in your life. (I've done so now twice since college)
ReplyDeleteThere are certain areas that can't be outsourced. Higher level analysis jobs probably will stick around. This is why I'm counselling a developer friend to get more involved in management training (and other things) with his company.
It's tiring, but, well, you can always rest when you're dead.