New Methods for a New World

Outsourcing as we know it, is dead.

Over the past few decades, we became accustomed to outsourcing. We often turned to countries like India and China for low-wage, low-skill workers to perform routine tasks. From customer service to manufacturing, these countries were eager to take the jobs most Americans either didn’t want to do or demanded too high a wage. But in the past few years, this pattern has drastically changed.

And unfortunately, this is a fundamental flaw within our society’s understanding of the current labor market. Which, unbeknownst to the majority of American workers, the life our middle class once cherished is now a nostalgia, gone forever.

Due to advancements in technology and an enormous gain in education levels of these workers, the American workforce is in trouble. The jobs Americans want (and have grown comfortable with for decades) are now being threatened by low-wage, high-skill workers eager to take on more duties.

Now, outsourcing no longer exists. But rather, hiring workers across the globe is simply where technologically advanced companies find the best workers. Therefore, being an educated American is not enough.

While this is a real threat to the American Dream, it hopefully serves as a wakeup call to those workers who may find themselves in a position to be replaced. It’s a call to action to get more training, to be more proactive, and to make yourself irreplaceable.