So what? China is booming, India is growing, Russia showed 9% growth. The poorer the country, the higher the numbers.
ps/ you don't have to vote me down, that's from the economics textbook :)
Should you move to India for a job?
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Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#12For you entrepreneurs looking forward to move to India:
Famous and popular investor Jim Rogers details all the problems in India and how we can find oppurtunities to invest there: http://www.lewrockwell.com/rogers-j/rogers-j9.html
Indian people have voted for growth and prosperity. This represents end of communism/protectionism ideas. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aqQq...
For those who are not familiar with Indian Politics, Prime Minister of India's resume : http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/8kww2/congress_wi...
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#13You would not want an IT job in India - they're terrible. You're a lemming. Lots of programmers in India, very few hackers. At the high end, the very few interesting jobs, you're competing with the finest minds in India - and you'll probably lose.
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
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#14Specious reasoning here. Yes, India has a higher rate of growth than the US, but they are also poorer and will remain so for the near future.
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.)
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#15And compete with people who do your job at 1/50th of your salary? No thanks.
That doesn't necessarily mean they are any less skilled :)
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#16You would not want an IT job in India - they're terrible. You're a lemming. Lots of programmers in India, very few hackers. At the high end, the very few interesting jobs, you're competing with the finest minds in India - and you'll probably lose. 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:…
"You would not want an IT job in India - they're terrible."
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.
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#17Can a US-ian consider moving to India in search of work? Can they enter and work if they already have a position lined up? This was easy coming to Canada, but there's all sorts of treaty arrangements between the US and Canada. If the Indians are protective of their job market, US-ians just won't be able to go unless they're entrepreneurs who'll create Indian jobs for natives?
"Can a US-ian consider moving to India in search of work?"
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.
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#18I heard IBM is offering positions in India to current US employees. While it sounds like an adventure, please be advised before you try this out- even though you will need a pittance compared to US salaries to live lavishly in India, a lower salary does mean that you wouldn't have enough saved in USD to be able to come back after a few years and feel ahead of your peers. A lot of infrastructure is just missing other there, meaning people used to just heading out over the weekend for skiing would have to say goodbye to a lot of livestyle options
Worst thing is, wherever you go, you would look american - which makes you a ripe target for getting mugged, pickpocketed or swindled.
Re: Should you move to India for a job?
#19Can a US-ian consider moving to India in search of work? Can they enter and work if they already have a position lined up? This was easy coming to Canada, but there's all sorts of treaty arrangements between the US and Canada. If the Indians are protective of their job market, US-ians just won't be able to go unless they're entrepreneurs who'll create Indian jobs for natives?
US-ians are typically referred to as Americans...
America is a continent :)