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The end of the word "expertise" as we knew it

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    The end of the word "expertise" as we knew it

    Is it only me noticing that knowledge and expertise are being devalued every day more than the british pound?

    This is turning into a widespread of dilbert's type of pointy hairy bosses everywhere, even more than what it used to be. And as much less people are getting degrees in technical subjects I do wonder what the future will be in 10-20 years time. Oh well hope I don't have to work in IT in that period .. oh well actually hope even next year I can stop working in IT...
    I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

    #2
    We could do with a "The Junior Developer" reality show to get things going again.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Francko View Post
      Is it only me noticing that knowledge and expertise are being devalued every day more than the british pound?

      This is turning into a widespread of dilbert's type of pointy hairy bosses everywhere, even more than what it used to be. And as much less people are getting degrees in technical subjects I do wonder what the future will be in 10-20 years time. Oh well hope I don't have to work in IT in that period .. oh well actually hope even next year I can stop working in IT...
      Remember Francko, your mediocre skills don't count as expertise, especially when Mr. Bob Shawadiwadi can do the needful with much cheapness and plenty quickness.
      Hard Brexit now!
      #prayfornodeal

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        #4
        Originally posted by sasguru View Post
        Remember Francko, your mediocre skills don't count as expertise, especially when Mr. Bob Shawadiwadi can do the needful with much cheapness and plenty quickness.
        That still doesn't explain why I am doing the same job for 15 years (in different roles, different technologies, sometimes less technical, other times more technical) while a "guru" like yourself had to stop after only a few years.

        Oh yeah... career progression.... well the lobotomy on your brain did not have much impact since that's probably dead a long time ago already.
        I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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          #5
          Originally posted by sasguru View Post
          Remember Francko, your mediocre skills don't count as expertise, especially when Mr. Bob Shawadiwadi can do the needful with much cheapness and plenty quickness.
          Let's take assguru for serious only once. Ok, plenty of skilled people somewhere in a cheaper part of the world. IT jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs, finance jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs are going there, research is shifting there too... what's next? army jobs to be outsourced?

          What can we actually do in 10-15 years time? Exercise strategy on something nobody has any expertise of??? Hoping that we can get money on copyrights forever?
          I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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            #6
            Plans to tax anything imported from outside the eurozone will soon sort it all out. From cheapo chinese products to outsourced jobs.

            Then it would be more cost effective to keep it all closer to home, and where there's people earning, there's people paying taxes.
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              #7
              Originally posted by PAH View Post
              Plans to tax anything imported from outside the eurozone will soon sort it all out. From cheapo chinese products to outsourced jobs.

              Then it would be more cost effective to keep it all closer to home, and where there's people earning, there's people paying taxes.
              Protectionism is the quickest and more eficient way to destroy an economy... even though it seems to make sense.

              TM

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                #8
                Curry shops

                UK IT expertise is now in Bombay curry shops
                What do you expect. When you need it support you get to call an obscure indian telephone number !

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Francko View Post
                  And as much less people are getting degrees in technical subjects I do wonder what the future will be in 10-20 years time.
                  Strictly speaking that should be 'many fewer people'. It's a good job there are still some people with a well rounded education to write important project documents.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Francko View Post
                    Let's take assguru for serious only once. Ok, plenty of skilled people somewhere in a cheaper part of the world. IT jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs, finance jobs are going there, manufacturing jobs are going there, research is shifting there too... what's next? army jobs to be outsourced?

                    What can we actually do in 10-15 years time? Exercise strategy on something nobody has any expertise of??? Hoping that we can get money on copyrights forever?
                    I'd like to see my hairdressers go overseas.

                    Open a hair salon, it's recession and offshore proof.
                    First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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