Offshore Business Practices

[garnet]

Originally Posted by Joe Faux

Should we be concerned about the loss of jobs?

Absolutely. My old company outsources a lot of their work to India. Shortly before I left they shut down our LA office, and cut jobs at almost every other location. It was only a matter of time before I lost my job, so I got out. I hated the place anyway, so it wasn't that big of a loss to me, but it certainly was to other people.

The thing that bothers me the most is that they ship these jobs to India to "remain competitive" yet upper management's salaries were getting bigger and bigger. In the end, it's padding the pockets of the big guys, and the peons are left working at the Food Court in the mall.

I suppose it's not really that simple, but it sure is sad to see employees nearing retirement with many years of service being kicked to the curb. It's bad for the employees who lose their jobs, bad for morale of the remaining employees, and bad for the economy.