Computer Science. I will work for the same or less than offshoring. It’s a whole mindset in I/T these days. Plus I got away from newer technologies, which didn’t help. But there was always legacy work. Was being the operative word.
Now they think it’s like bringing in a plumber for a couple hours. It ain’t.
So I’m trying all kinds of angles. Unfortunately, it’s a strange mix out there these days. I get contacted for stuff on either end of the country. It’s simply not possible, what with hotel prices, etc.
I see; what has happened in the tech sector over the past few decades is also hitting financial services/accounting. Any work that can be sent overseas is being moved as rapidly as possible, while for work that can’t foreigners are being shipped here to do it for less (with no employee rights, hence they work far longer hours).
As in “The Grapes of Wrath”, more and more Americans are migrating, following work; as a result, they aren’t buying homes or having families. Rather than deal with massive de-population, the government simply traffics more foreigners here to fill out empty housing stock (even if they require Section 8 vouchers to do so) and our classrooms. The push for foreign students isn’t just at the college level; many towns need them just to keep their elementary schools open.
I hope you hear some good news soon; you’re in my prayers.