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Define: "Right-shoring" in Business

The corporate definition of Right-shoring
Fiscal Threat Level
SEVERE

Catastrophic fiscal burn

CWO Pro-Tip

"Update your resume. They are coming for your job next."

What HR thinks it means:

The strategic placement of business processes in geographic locations that offer the best combination of cost and efficiency.

What does "Right-shoring" actually mean?

"Firing the senior engineering staff to hire a team of offshore techs who don't have enable rights on the firewalls."

How HR uses it:

"Our right-shoring strategy will optimize our global delivery model."

How you actually use it:

"The new right-shoring initiative means my escalation path is now a generic inbox in another hemisphere."

The Chief Waste Officer

By The Chief Waste Officer

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Published: 2026-04-23

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