Companies Realizing The Cost Of Offshoring
from the ain't-so-cheap-after-all dept
While the debate over putting in place protectionist policies continues, more companies are realizing that it's a lot more expensive than you think, whether in terms of communicating overseas, dealing with cultural differences or in harming morale at your own company. This isn't a surprise. Lots of people have been pointing out for quite some time that the complaints about offshoring have been overblown, and it looks like companies are beginning to realize that's true. That isn't to say there aren't very good reasons for some companies to offshore some jobs - but all these fears of every American tech job ending up overseas are turning out to be completely overblown.
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offshoring overblown you say ?
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Also, the folks who slam me for this always present the problem, but never suggest any sort of solution, other than some vague protectionist policy which has been shown time and time again to make things *worse*, not better for the average worker.
If you think my ill-considered opinion is wrong, then convince me of a better solution. I'm willing to listen. I just haven't seen anything yet.
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Job apps on the tray liners
Mike is trying to tell you to learn new & exciting phrases like:
" would you like fries with that ? "
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oh that's right, he IS a college graduate ... so he gets the assistant manager differential of .15 cents an hour and the pleasure of showing off his deeper analytical skills by deciding just WHO will close on Saturday night ... Shakeel or Shakwan
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