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The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing (fortune.com)
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[–] VAK@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Indians are losing call centres to Filipinos. Much nicer accents.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Much nicer people TBH

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

And Mexicans.

Source: am Mexican.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

AKA, understandable. Some Indian accents are so thick I can barely tell they're speaking English.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Also probably cheaper too.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Not sure why you were at 0. Cost is literally all that matters.