On 15 Nov 2009 12:24:50 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >pms mode on. > >It should be called cannibalism, instead of capitalism. > >What we need is a president that comes in and says, NO MORE LAYOFFS, NO MORE >OUTSOURCING, NO MORE OFFSHORING, NO MORE H1B VISAs, and any company that has >sent jobs overseas for the last 30 years has exactly 5 minutes to bring those >jobs back to america, or the ceo will be thrown in jail for the rest of their >lives.
And when IBM wants to bring a specialist from the US into India to work on a problem, India will not respond in the same way. While I may not like a lot of the direction IBM is taking, I remember that India is a major market for IBM so India will want a commensurate amount of employment in India. There are probably more people in India's middle class than the population of the United States. > >and the FIRST people to lose their jobs when a company is experiencing >financial difficulty should be the CEO, CIO, CFO, COO and the head hr person. >(also quit calling it human resources, I am A HUMAN BEING, NOT A RESOURCE) Unfortunately, while we are people the services we provide are resources and I don't see the need for systems programming services expanding soon. Indeed given what I see as IBM policies, I don't see a long term future for the IBM mainframe. > >pms mode off >Bobbie Justice > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Scott <sc...@aitrus.org> >>Sent: Nov 15, 2009 2:19 PM >>To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >>Subject: Re: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground >> >>No, this cynical, evolving mindset of the "fiduciary duty" as a catch-all >>excuse for evil is really f***ing stupid. It is not a slippery slope where >>the CEO will be thrown in jail, if he doesn't sponsor the overthrow of some >>government, because his company will sell more table napkins. >> >>Reducing the human condition in the name of capitalism means that our >>implementation of capitalism is fundamentally broken. As always, I tend to >>attribute the modern day's gross immorality and cynicism to bible thumping >>baby boomers. Grrr. >> >>Scott >> > >________________________________________ >PeoplePC Online >A better way to Internet >http://www.peoplepc.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
