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As an American, I think that arguments about outsourcing that boil down to ability being all over the map don't feel right. Plenty of American engineers are all over the map.

The biggest difference is distance, the time zone split, and cultural differences.

I say this as someone that thinks limiting insourcing raises wages in the short term.

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I agree, I've had plenty of colleagues whom really didn't excel in the field. I think for the most part with outsourcing as you say is the distance, but for me/us (team) it was cultural, we simply couldn't mix with the foreign part of the team. I've left the country out, because I don't want to point fingers, but it was simply about face, and no asking questions at all. To be honest, there were mistakes on both fronts, I feel like we as the engineering team in the country where the company was located was, felt entitled to our way of working, while the other party had to fit in.

Plus companies are outsourcing to reduce development costs. They get what they pay for, regardless of country.

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