Should you move to India for a job?
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But its a good place to do some serious hacking, if you've saved up money stateside, or have a consulting gig. I posted a bit about doing product development in India here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=532825
This is largely true. There are good jobs - one of my friends just got a job programming text to speech systems in scheme, and that her first job just out of school - but they are very rare. But most "IT" jobs in India suck for sure.
Typically you are expected to work late at nights debugging someone else's code or doing trivial stuff.
Luckily, I am working on computer adaptive tests which is uber cool.
Worst thing is, wherever you go, you would look american - which makes you a ripe target for getting mugged, pickpocketed or swindled.
Those at least are direct threats which you would at least be conscious of (and may be avoid learning some self defence and having some 'tools').
But there's a lot of silent thieving that's going either unnoticed or ignored. From shopkeepers to rented auto-rickshaw owners, everyone charges an American 5x to 10x more (some even start charging for something that's supposed to be free). Since they do not know the actual rates, they end up paying the (relatively) huge amounts without even knowing they are being ripped off.
If you're an American considering visiting India (or probably any third world country for that matter), make sure you befriend someone there and learn the prices and rates of common necessities. If you make people realize you know the actual price and perhaps negotiate a little, they'll give in very soon. You'll be saving a lot of money that way.
It's a silly B+ grade movie but it really gives you the feel of what it would be like to go work in a culture which is totally different than your own.
It's not an entirely bad idea, as living in another country is probably a worthwhile experience, especially rapidly developing country like India. But it's not a great career move in and of itself, nor is it that much better an idea because of the recession (unless you have no real prospects for enough income to stay in your home country and want a cheaper country to live off your savings in until the storm passes, but most people in that situation go for someplace like Costa Rica.)
Only 7-25% of Americans own a passport... so I doubt that many people would actually do it. http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2003/01/31/how_many_ameri...
Would be quite an adventure though... :)
My job was outsourced FROM India. So living there is just the next step I guess.
What does exponentiation have to do with this at all?!
That said, the article is kind of lame. It assumes that a growing economy translates directly to a skilled labor shortage without making any decent case for that. Really, it's only even in passing that they make a case for moving there.
As for the continents themselves, it just depends on who's doing the teaching. English speaking countries define North and South America as separate continents:
The bit I was digging into there, by inference (not necessarily clear for those not familiar with Spanish) is that because North and South America are taught to be one continent in Spanish, and "americano" references the peoples from that aggregate, Spanish speakers (mostly Latin-Americans) have a habit of correcting English speakers in online forms when they use the word "American" to refer to people from the US.
I know many people from the USA who work here in Bangalore for a year or two and then go back to the USA. As I understand it the paperwork for the work visa is a little tedious, but hey then getting an H! involves a lot of paperwork too. Ideally you get a job first and let the company take care of the paperwork for you.
ps/ you don't have to vote me down, that's from the economics textbook :)