Originally Posted By fkurucz IBM to not only offshore, but workers as well: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/news/companies/ibm_jobs/index.htm" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/0...ndex.htm</a> The catch of course is: 'Only "satisfactory performers" who are "willing to work on local terms and conditions" should pursue the jobs' So don't expect anything remotely close to what you are being paid now.
Originally Posted By barboy ///offshore jobs/// That is the single biggest readily preventable reason why the US's economy is at best floundering and at worst in total disarray. forget the real estate debacle(complete with irresponsible speculators, ill prepared borrowers and unethical lending practices)...... which is very serious to the US's economical health forget the illegal voluntary migratory patterns of our southern neighbors.... which is moderately serious to the US's economical health forget the deregulated financiers who ran amuck with investor and gov't money ...... which is very serious to the US's economical health. forget the public billions and billions(I could just hear Carl Sagan's voice right about now) flushed down Iraqi toilets..... which is very serious to the US's economical health. The US would be in fairly decent shape if she would build and 'offshore' more quality products and not her jobs; Any firm that offshores should be prosecuted for economic high treason against the state but I guess neither Dems nor Repubs have the integrity to address this with an iron fist.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Any firm that offshores should be prosecuted for economic high treason against the state*** Hey Barboy, the King of England wants to see you to give you a high five.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 funny one would bring up the King of England - offshoring practice as we know it today, under the headline 'shared services' started in the UK
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sadly that is true, and when my firm was sold to a noteable offshoring plc, I looked for new employment - all the layoffs were depressing.
Originally Posted By DuffyDad ~~The US would be in fairly decent shape if she would build and 'offshore' more quality products and not her jobs; Any firm that offshores should be prosecuted for economic high treason against the state but I guess neither Dems nor Repubs have the integrity to address this with an iron fist.~~ I wish we had enough genuine patriotism to not actually need to legislate this. Why does it seem like *nothing* is more important than money, mostly for people who already have most of it?
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer <<Why does it seem like *nothing* is more important than money>> you should probably put a qualifier. Money for people at the top/shareholders/investors/scrooge. Not money for all. It's not like the corporation is a person (other than the board and the top tier executives).
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <but I guess neither Dems nor Repubs have the integrity to address this with an iron fist.~~ < not when they're both in the lobbyists pockets --
