--- On Sat, 5/23/09, Eric Bielefeld <eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> From: Eric Bielefeld <eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: Submitting a "Marketing REQUEST" (was: BLOCK CONTAINS
> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
> Date: Saturday, May 23, 2009, 9:26 AM
> Ed,
>
> And yet, IBM is hiring 1,300 people in Dubuque Iowa.
> I'm sure they will hire some who got laid off in other areas
> of the country, but it is a good sign.
>
> Eric Bielefeld
> Sr. Systems Programmer
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> 414-475-7434
>
Eric:
That only is the surface story. What happened to the people that their jobs
were outsourced to IBM? (both to INDIA and the US)?
I am *GUESSING* and it is a guess. That some companies are not stupid enough to
send their data overseas as the people in other countries will steal their
sensitive data. I am well know of one bank who did so. I know I certainly would
never trust a bank that did that would you? China is probably the worst option
as the government will have inside knowledge of all transactions. The people
are probably somewhat trustworthy but when you mix in politics it is a whole
different story, IMO. The scandal(s) in INDIA are (from what I was told by a
person who does business outsourcing) just starting to begin to surface. I am
not suggesting U.S. citizens are any better (look at MADOFF) but at least our
laws (loose as they are) can prosecute the crooks. Other countries are rife
with corruption (much like our political system). In a letter the other day I
wrote that we are becoming a 3rd world country because of our crooked
politicians. Lets get back semi on topic.
With any news story "puff" like the item you described never look at it like it
is the whole story. The backgrounds speaks reams and you *MUST* know the back
ground.
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