An employee reportedly asked to go remote. Her CEO says he outsourced her job to India instead and saved 40% on labor costs.

Tue, 04/11/2023 - 13:13

An illustration of a businessman staring at a signposts labeled — The CEO of Society for Human Resource Management told WSJ he outsourced an employee's job to India after she asked for it to be made remote.
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CEO Johnny Taylor Jr. told WSJ he outsourced an employee's job after she requested it be remote.
Hiring someone in India saved the company around 40% in labor costs, he told the Journal.
Since the pandemic, some tech companies have hired remote workers overseas, sometimes amid layoffs.

A CEO's anecdote to the Wall Street Journal highlights a potential risk workers may face in asking their boss to let them work remotely on a permanent basis: the company could outsource their job instead.