IT Trend for 2021: Your Job is Going Supernational
You think it's a melting pot now?
It's not that you won't be able to go back to the office. People will -- and some people have to. Communication will still be easier when you're face to face. And some jobs can't be full-time remote.
But remote will be the preferred mode for programmers. The concept was tested on a wide scale and was successful. Couple that with a healthy cloud network and low-code programming, and you've got a field ripe for remote FTEs and contractors.
Note that these were possible in 2019, but in 2021 will be easy.
(1) IT Goes to the Highest Global Bidder
Even more now, the national IT shortage is fillable by global talent. This will affect our market, from educational funding to hiring practices. This could infuse cash into developing countries directly, by paying local contractors without requiring relocation.
(2) Four Hour Commutes
It's all about location location location, right? Well, now the 15 minute commute is a luxury no more. Now you can choose to live... elsewhere. How about a four hour commute? It's now less of a pain -- if you only have to go there once a quarter (or less!). Love the job climate of Dallas, but prefer to live in friendly, hip college town Norman, Oklahoma? Or scenic Glen Rose? Or among the graceful piney woods in East Texas? NO PROBLEM.Exurbs are back, baby, and with a vengeance.
(3) Branch Offices
You can work near a branch office instead of the one you were assigned to pre Covid. Want to work for USAA but don't want to work in Dallas? Fine: move to the HQ office in San Antonio. Doesn't matter!
A variant of this is companies establishing little satellite offices in other cities to give remote employees a quarterly gathering-place.
(4) 24 Hour Commutes
Potentially, an FTE can work VERY far from an office. As in, another country. Prefer the coastal resort village of Zihuatanejo? NO PROBLEM.So your company, in many cases, could hire excellent developers from anywhere around the world.
(5) Managers are Also Outsourceable
Remote could also become a preferred mode for managers. Some management may even become an outsourced business (why not?).
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