I've noticed over the years at my MegaCorp of the trend towards outsourcing project work to sister groups in Asia. This is clearly done to cut cost, as the average wages are so much lower there (India, Singapore, etc). What this has done is create a logistical nightmare for running a project. Collaboration with other engineers in totally different time zones, etc. It takes a day+ to resolve a question where it used to take a walk down the hall to talk with another engineer.
Also, it creates a palpable drop in efficiency and increase in paperwork. It has led to the increased pressure of extracting more work hours out of you.
Staying late for conf-call meetings, scheduling call-in meetings late at night just before bedtime, etc.
Also, I notice the trend to schedule meetings during lunch break time, which was never a practice years ago. At our noon-1 meetings, half the people are wolfing down lunches, burping, and spilling food on their laps. LOL It's almost laughable.
While this is ok for dealing with crises or important problems, it is now becoming the standard "way of working" at MegaCorp! Basic document review meetings are scheduled during lunch break time.
Pretty soon I predict there will be swing-down laptops installed in the bathroom stalls so you can stay "productive" while taking care of business!
After all, that's the company time you're using !!!!
I guess I shouldn't complain so much but, as I get older, I just have less tolerance for nonsense.