Outsource Yourself

If you’re involved with computers at all, I’m sure you’ve heard of jobs being outsourced to India. Here’s an article about people who are outsourcing their own work so that they basically get paid for doing nothing:

About a year ago I hired a developer in India to do my job. I pay him $12,000 out of the $67,000 I get. He’s happy to have the work. I’m happy that I have to work only 90 minutes a day just supervising the code. My employer thinks I’m telecommuting. Now I’m considering getting a second job and doing the same thing.

Unbelievable.

You can read the full article at The Times of India.

What the?

The strangest thing is happening right now. Water is falling from the sky. Also, there’s an occasional booming sound coming from outside.

If I figure out what this is called, I’ll be sure to update the site…