Mastodawn

And here’s another bit from Michael Crichton’s ‘Disclosure’ (which he says is based on a true story), 1st published in 1994, but still feels contemporary in lots of areas; this is part of a longer speech:
“Third, I think that we have an obligation to— a social obligation, if you will— to keep high-paying skilled jobs in the U.S. Other countries don’t export good jobs. Why should we? Each of our offshore manufacturing decisions has been made for a specific reason, and, personally, I hope we start to move them back here. Because there are many hidden costs in offshore fabrication. … we need manufacturing. If there’s anything that the last twenty years has shown us, it’s that design and manufacturing are all one process. You start splitting off the design engineers from the manufacturing guys and you’ll end up with bad design. You’ll end up with General Motors.”

#reading #MichaelCrichton #Disclosure #quotes #manufacturing #design #SocialObligation #offshoring #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Mojo ♻️Mar 28

Quick summary of that ABC piece on crashing Chinese student numbers: Australian universities are pulling the exact same move Australian manufacturing did years ago — they're offshoring.
For decades the unis built a fat revenue model shipping full-fee international students here at $50k–$60k a pop. Now that pipeline is drying up fast, they're rushing to set up joint programs, transnational degrees and offshore campuses across Asia. Same product, delivered cheaper and closer to the customer, with fewer costs onshore.
It's the classic neoliberal playbook: when the easy profits at home dry up, chase them wherever labour and overheads are lower. The cash cow that subsidised the whole sector is on life support, just like the factories before it. Local jobs, wages, and the character of our campuses pay the price.

#HigherEducation #AustralianUniversities #Offshoring #Neoliberalism #EducationForProfit

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/chinese-student-numbers-are-expected-to-take-turn-for-the-worse/106468846

'This cash cow is going to die': Why Chinese student numbers are falling

Chinese students continue to provide the lion's share of revenue for Australian universities. But experts warn that could soon change.

Techdirt [Unofficial]Mar 20

Brendan Carr Crafting ‘Patriotic’ Call Center Onshoring Plan To Provide Cover For Mass Looming Telecom Layoffs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/brendan-carr-crafting-patriotic-call-center-onshoring-plan-to-provide-cover-for-mass-looming-telecom-layoffs/

Brendan Carr Crafting ‘Patriotic’ Call Center Onshoring Plan To Provide Cover For Mass Looming Telecom Layoffs

When he’s not busy trampling free speech, crushing the First Amendment, and destroying media consolidation and consumer protection standards, Brendan Carr has other hobbies. Like helping the …

Techdirt

Mojo ♻️Feb 25

CBA is cutting 300 more Australian jobs while talking about upskilling workers. But here is what they are not telling you.
While handing out redundancies here, they are on a massive hiring spree in Bangalore with staff numbers up 21 percent to nearly 6,800. Right now, job ads in India are openly seeking people to do the work being cut in Sydney, including a senior finance analyst role to transition work from the Australian team.
The Finance Sector Union caught them running 30 online job ads for India roles with the same titles as the ones being axed here. This is a pattern, not a coincidence.
Meanwhile, they just pocketed a record 10.25 billion dollars in profit.
Upskilling is not a worker strategy. It is a PR shield for offshoring while the profits pile up.

#auspol #CBA #Offshoring #JobCuts

https://www.9news.com.au/national/cba-announces-plan-to-upskill-workers-following-300-job-cuts/1badb107-c558-4ece-9112-8309e609422f

Union says CBA plan to cut 300 jobs 'totally unacceptable'

<p>The Commonwealth Bank is expected to cut 300 jobs, a move slammed by the union as "totally unacceptable" in the wake of $5 billion in half-yearly profit.</p>

9News

Stuart J. Whitmore Feb 17

It's all about protecting jobs for American workers!

Just kidding....

#uspol #politics #maga #offshoring #jobs

https://newrepublic.com/post/206603/trump-donor-closing-us-plant-moving-work-china

Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China

“They’re not answering or returning anyone’s calls,” said the local union leader.

The New Republic

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Feb 16

Another #ShockedShockedToFind headline & story.

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/john-paulson-conn-selmer-ohio-factory-china-trump?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#labor #offshoring #greed

Trump donor who criticized offshoring to close Ohio plant and move work to China

Workers decried John Paulson’s plan after billionaire painted himself as advocate for domestic manufacturing

The Guardian

MasterEmit Feb 13

Überall in Deutschland werden Arbeitsplätze nach Indien verlagert. Ich frag mich, wo das noch enden soll.

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/berlin/rbb-basf-verlagert-stellen-von-berlin-nach-indien-102.html

#BASF #Indien #Berlin #Offshoring #IT

BASF verlagert Stellen von Berlin nach Indien - auch Schwarzheide betroffen

In Berlin und in Schwarzheide müssen Mitarbeiter von BASF um ihren Job bangen. Der Chemiekonzern will Teilbereiche nach Indien verlagern, wie er am Mittwoch ankündigte. Die Gewerkschaft IGBCE hat Widerstand angekündigt.

tagesschau.de

Lyle Solla-Yates Feb 8

https://www.techspot.com/news/111233-waymo-admits-autopilot-often-guys-philippines.html “when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may switch control to the remote drivers. While some of the contractors work in the US, many operate from other countries, such as the Philippines.” #Waymo #jobs #AIBubble #offshoring #USPolitics #Philippines

Waymo admits that its autopilot is often just guys from the Philippines

Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, recently noted that when the company's robotaxis encounter unusual situations, they may request real-time input from a remote response agent, receiving...

TechSpot