http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/05/29/will-you-be-outsourced/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/05/29/will-you-be-outsourced/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Brie Sansotta Fri, 30 May 2008 12:15:56 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/05/29/will-you-be-outsourced/#comment-4011 I am so sick of companies threatening Americans, like you mention. I am also sick of supposed "citizens" sending viral email around saying that it is the Unions who have caused companies to go offshore. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> No, companies can pay 10 cents on the dollar in Indonesia or So. America; they do NOT have to pay for health insurance offshore; they do NOT have to pay pensions. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> In my local area, our county gave gigantic tax breaks to a company, because it said it would leave the US if they did not get a break. Pr. Wm. County gave that big tax break. The company took the tax break, stayed a couple months and MOVED offshore! <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Disgusting! I am so sick of companies threatening Americans, like you mention. I am also sick of supposed “citizens” sending viral email around saying that it is the Unions who have caused companies to go offshore.

No, companies can pay 10 cents on the dollar in Indonesia or So. America; they do NOT have to pay for health insurance offshore; they do NOT have to pay pensions.

In my local area, our county gave gigantic tax breaks to a company, because it said it would leave the US if they did not get a break. Pr. Wm. County gave that big tax break. The company took the tax break, stayed a couple months and MOVED offshore!

Disgusting!

]]> http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/05/29/will-you-be-outsourced/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 matit Fri, 30 May 2008 02:06:53 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2008/05/29/will-you-be-outsourced/#comment-4010 Well, oddly enough my company got purchased by an Israel one a few summers ago.. and they sent me there to train. I also went there on my own cuz it was sorta fun (and the women are great). <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> But for a number of reasons they've recently scaled back and all but shut down our division there.. why??? Well I think alot has to do with the fact we deal in dollars and are facing off against a much stronger shekel. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> It seems even the 'medium' outsourcing of (usually) more eloquent English speaking and far more intelligent people has become too costly. (its a shame to see Attorneys & Harvard graduates in a call center) India and other poor countries will always remain cheap, however. I notice when the dollar drops it barely puts a dent in the rupie or the Egyptian Pound. Well, oddly enough my company got purchased by an Israel one a few summers ago.. and they sent me there to train. I also went there on my own cuz it was sorta fun (and the women are great).

But for a number of reasons they’ve recently scaled back and all but shut down our division there.. why??? Well I think alot has to do with the fact we deal in dollars and are facing off against a much stronger shekel.

It seems even the ‘medium’ outsourcing of (usually) more eloquent English speaking and far more intelligent people has become too costly. (its a shame to see Attorneys & Harvard graduates in a call center) India and other poor countries will always remain cheap, however. I notice when the dollar drops it barely puts a dent in the rupie or the Egyptian Pound.

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