Due to the technological advances in communication platforms and convenience of transportation around the world, people nowadays find it easy to work in foreign countries or as offshore employees. In my opinion,
this
trend has brought more drawbacks to individuals and countries than its benefits.
This
essay will discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of
such
development before reaching a conclusion.
On the one hand, fast means of transportation
such
as
airplanes
allowed people to travel easily and freely, and
hence
accept jobs in locations that would not be an option for them in normal situations. Some developing countries,
such
as Libya and Venezuela, import oil experts to help them discover and explore new oil and gas opportunities. If it had not been for the current advances in transportations, it would have been difficult to have these experts on a regular basis. Another advantage is that the current revolution in communication methods,
such
as video calls and faster Internet speeds, helped in creating a new market for imported jobs.
For instance
, India nowadays is exporting its services in
call centerSuggestion
a call centre
call centre
the call centre
call centres
-offshore over the phone customer service- to a number of multinational companies because of their efficiency and lower cost.
Therefore
, it can be understood why some people consider
this
as a positive development.
On the other hand
, despite the advantages mentioned above,
this
trend has caused a lot of serious consequences.
Firstly
, due to the total dependence on foreign employees in some fields, local citizens find themselves stuck in specific roles in certain industries without having the opportunity to step up and occupy a leading role in
such
fields. Egypt,
for example
, relies on foreign companies to dig huge tunnels without passing the know-how of
such
industry to its local engineers.
In addition
to that, some countries now suffer from a shortage of local employees to cover certain jobs
such
as customer service agents, and Canada is a prime example of
this
, due to their total dependence on offshore hiring for
such
occupations.
Thus
, it is clear to me that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages of
this
development.
In conclusion, faster communications and transportation means
more people to travel easily and work freely, and new opportunities to be created.
However
, in my opinion, the negative impacts due to
such
a trend, in terms of excluding local citizens in certain jobs and market shortage in others, far outweigh the positives.
