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I think that contractors explain HOW it happens, not WHY.

Let's say in some city the factory was closed due to outsourcing and 3K people are now jobless. They are not applying to be a security guards in city hotels -- there are no vacancies announced, and hotel managers are not aware of opportunity to lower their costs.

But then some dude opens SecurityGuards LLC, hires former factory workers and starts sending out proposals for security contractors, paid by hour. Once proposal reaches hotel manager desk and evaluated, their current bouncer is fired and contract with SecurityGuards is signed. Hotel manager collects yearly bonus for efficient cost control.

So, the root cause is global wage arbitrage, but it appears that owners of contractor businesses are the bad guys here.




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