[just_living]

I have watched as project managers have deliberately hired unqualified people

In that short term that may be very true, but those companies are not going to last by employing such stupid strategies (and people). The market will reward those companies that make the right choices, business cannot afford to hire unskilled workers.

In the end, are you willing to do your job for a bowl of rice and $2/hr?

What company pays with bowls of rice?

[sten]

What company pays with bowls of rice?

Actually, I am forgetting the fish. Companies will pay their (slave) laborers to insure they stay on site.

[sten]

In that short term that may be very true, but those companies are not going to last by employing such stupid strategies (and people). The market will reward those companies that make the right choices, business cannot afford to hire unskilled workers.

Actually, the businesses can survive fine with that strategy and they know it. Large corporations can sustain the incompetence due to their market share. Small to medium sized companies cannot. Therefore, the smaller companies, unable to utilize the cheap labor, are competing with the more expensive labor and won't survive. This exact same model was used to defeat most small/medium sized companies in the retail sector. Larger companies with cheaper/inferior products are able to easily defeat the local retailers.

As you see, competence or quality do not factor into the fight. Pre-existing market share and budget capacity determines who will survive. Why was there a backlash against the "Buy American" movement that started after 9/11? Because that is the only thing that can defeat the large corporations.

[harpseal]

What company pays with bowls of rice?

Quite a few in China especially those that utilize political prisoners.