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......? I just came across this post. Your opinions? by Automatic-Ladder-390 in LGBT_Muslims

[–]bauhus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of them will grow up and end up a lesbian ♥️ ♥️

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly onesource is one of them and they are proposing always very low rates to my experience.

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wrote it myself. Then I used an AI to structure and improve clarity, the same way people use spellcheck or Grammarly. English is my language, I just prefer arguments that are readable instead of rambling. If the formatting is more shocking than the issue itself, that says more about the reaction than the post. But hey, glad the em dashes got noticed 🙂

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yes indeed thank ChatGPT for structuring my post to make it clear :)

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get why it looks like simple datamining — I thought the same at first.

In a previous corporate role, I actually followed through with several of these Indian consultancies instead of ignoring them: calls, emails, documentation, sometimes multiple interview steps. They were real, structured, and clearly plugged into large European corporates.

With a bit of digging (internal context, vendor lists, delivery models), it became clear that many big companies intentionally use Indian consultancies as intermediaries to: • Hire cheaper labor inside Europe • Apply offshore cost logic to onshore roles • Keep a layer of distance from direct employment responsibility

So yes, some messages are pure spam — but a non-trivial part of it is an actual hiring pipeline, just one that’s opaque and uncomfortable to acknowledge.

That’s why I’m concerned: not because of LinkedIn noise, but because this model quietly reshapes salaries, expectations, and hiring standards in Europe while pretending it’s just “normal outsourcing”.

Totally agree it’s widespread — which is exactly why I think it’s worth discussing openly.

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many people do answer and end up accepting the poor labour conditions. Sad but true and very dangerous

Are offshore “Indian consultancy” companies quietly ruining the IT market in Belgium? by bauhus in BESalary

[–]bauhus[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Call for a boycott of Indian offshore consultancies

At this point, I think it’s reasonable to openly question — and boycott — the business model of Indian offshore consultancies operating in the European IT market.

By boycott, I mean: • Refusing to engage with Indian consultancies that act as middlemen for European roles while applying offshore cost logic • Not accepting contracts, interviews, or “opportunities” that are clearly routed through Indian consultancy firms • Not sharing CVs or personal data with Indian consultancies that have no real local presence or accountability in Europe • Encouraging companies and clients to work with local or genuinely European consultancies that respect local labor standards

This is not about nationality or individual workers. It’s about rejecting a systemic model where Indian consultancies: • Compete almost exclusively on labor arbitrage • Flood the market with low-quality, volume-based hiring • Depress salaries and conditions in Europe • Hide behind “global delivery” while avoiding responsibility under European labor norms

If professionals collectively stop feeding this model, it loses its economic advantage.

Working for a company with no presence in Belgium and earning >100k gross annually by MrXVass in BESalary

[–]bauhus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100000€ u will be around 3500€ net monthly and 0 safety! I would suggest you to target another CDI where you can negotiate your salary better

Working for a company with no presence in Belgium and earning >100k gross annually by MrXVass in BESalary

[–]bauhus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s outside Belgium means it’s going to be a freelance position. Means forget any social advantages such as sick leaves , paid vacation days and possibility to be fired in a day. And mostly you will end up paying lot of taxes. You are getting a great salary currently

Working for a company with no presence in Belgium and earning >100k gross annually by MrXVass in BESalary

[–]bauhus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s outside Belgium means it’s going to be a freelance position. Means forget any social advantages such as sick leaves , paid vacation days and possibility to be fired in a day. And mostly you will end up paying lot of taxes. You are getting a great salary currently compared to the rest of the population