Very much become the norm for thousands of employees and executives during the 1990s. A second feature is that many firms are turning to “contracting out.” Recently one consulting engineering firm found it was being outflanked by a competitor using electronic communications and taking advantage of low-cost labour in a third world country. In this example, late one Tuesday afternoon, the competition met with a potential client. Their discussion focused on a number of modifications that had to be made to the proposal, requiring extensive engineering drafting changes. Since the client was in a great rush, it was agreed that they would meet the next day.