“Looking to be Layoff Proof in High Cost Countries? How are others in this community safeguarding their careers amid company shifts to low-cost countries like Mexico and India? Share tips to become indispensable and avoid layoffs. Let’s tackle imposter syndrome together. #layoffproof #careeradvice #jobsecurity #highcostcountries”
Protecting Your Career in High Cost Countries
– Develop in-demand skills
– Build strong relationships with decision-makers
– Stay ahead of industry trends
Avoiding Layoffs Amid Company Shifts
– Show your value and contribution consistently
– Be adaptable and willing to take on new responsibilities
– Stay informed about company changes and market shifts
Tackling Imposter Syndrome
– Seek support from peers or mentors
– Focus on your achievements and skills
– Embrace challenges as opportunities for growth
There’s no such thing
If anything, save your money obsessively until you can survive on savings for 6 months
1. Have desirable skill set, experience, and develop competency with strong network
2. Work in stable areas like gov
3. Financially be at a place where you don’t need to work.
>US in favor of Mexico and India.
Offshoring and nearshoring is always going to be a thing and it comes and goes.
Observation, the move to offshore “first line” whatever, might even get replaced by “cool but crappy” AI models. That is, even the “cheap seats” could get vacated. Pretty sure this has begun….
There’s no reasonable way for you to become layoff proof if the company decides to offshore or outsource.
You can always OE, which will give you some cushion.
I work in IT where off net systems are delicately handled by US citizens only. No remote option but good luck offshoring my job lol. If all business contracts were shifted to another US company sure i would be out of a job.
Public sector, experience/skills, unionized, country with proper job security laws, high up the food chain.
It’s never 100% layoffs proof but it’s close.
So, the article about G***** shook you enough to post a question with no real specifics. Hopefully, you can receive what I’m about to say. Leave your opinions and preconceived notions at the door. Working at great companies doesn’t make someone smarter or better than other people, just luckier. The luck has started to run out. Profits matter and there is no such thing as being layoff proof. Not unless you’re rich.
Its economics 101. When a company is growing, they tend to spend like crazy, but at some point you have to make profits. When borrowing was cheap, it was fine. Now the R&D projects are being shelved, the not profitable ventures are being shelved and they are going to squeeze as much profit out of the successful ones as they can. Why pay high salaries when you can get the same quality of work or better for half the price. Thus the offshoring.
This happened in the 70s and 80s when a lot of manufacturing jobs went to other countries. All that production overseas used to be domestic. Besides offshoring A.I. and automation are the new threat. I don’t have a solution, but I would say adjust your lifestyle NOW. Cut your excess spend, pay off the debt and try to find multiple income streams. These trends don’t bode well for the future.
The main way to be as layoff proof as possible is to be in the direct line of revenue flow. i.e. you are the product being sold. In IT this is mostly MSP or a VAR where you are professional services or sales engineers. In most corporate roles you are overhead.
You don’t want to be layoff proof. You want to be very employable. Even if you’re really good and your boss and coworkers like you, you can get cut.
I used to work with a person who spent most of his time and effort jockeying for position at a Fortune 50 company. One day, they re-organized the entire security department and his whole group got laid off, along with the three tiers of management above him.
At the time, I was working for a consulting firm that was doing pretty well. I was doing well. My ex-co-worker asked me for a referral and I just couldn’t. He didn’t have up to date skills and his personality made him useless at winning or keeping clients.
He worked to make himself resistant to layoffs by bullying those below him and kissing ass above him.
I just kept being employable.
>How is this community making themselves layoff proof (to the best of their ability)?
Unless you are the owner of a private company that isn’t really a thing you can do. Best you can do is prepare with an emergency fund, keeping in touch with your professional network, and keep your resume up to date.
There are some government jobs and contracts immune to offshoring or nearshoring because of the security clearances required. That is a different discussion however.
I bring value that people offshore can’t do or can’t do as well. Setting up equipment, traveling to a site to troubleshoot when the internet is down, speak great english, etc. There are some problems where you absolutely need someone with skills to touch something.
you can’t. don’t tie yourself to any one employer. always be ready to movevon
Be in a country with strong labor law?
No matter your job or your industry it isn’t possible to be layoff proof. It is just a fact of life. If you own the company that is the only possibly way but you could get laid off if the company abruptly ends up closing due to shifts in the market that you Mr company competes.