Why do you bother to write this stuff? Like most blogs linked from the e-learning blog this is a waste of time. It is filled with unnecessary words in an attempt to make something out of nothing. Consider writing something of consequence next time. Write concisely instead of trying to sound smart.

Are jobs really "shed"? I mean who did the "shedding". The jobs were eliminated or lost or outsourced, but "shed"? Really?

You say:
"Merely complicated work, which is most of the work done in traditional industrial or office jobs, is being outsourced to the cheapest source of labour. That leaves complex work"

What the heck? What is the difference between complex and complicated? The former is usually defined using the latter. So complicated work is the complex work that cannot be outsourced? Come on.