I appreciate that some you are afraid that the US will lose jobs to India and
such countries. But take a bigger perspective on this, will you? If India
(et.al.) are not involved with Western technology - if they don't get any
hi-tech jobs and industries - how are they ever going to be able to
Niels:
- how are they ever going to be able to buy American (or Danish, for
- that matter) products and services? Only by sharing our
- wealth (and
- jobs - even if it hurts) can we all survive and thrive in the long
- run.
John:
- Niels...a point from both sides...
-
- - If you can't
I appreciate that some you are afraid that the US will lose jobs to India and
such countries. But take a bigger perspective on this, will you? If India
(et.al.) are not involved with "Western" technology - if they don't get any
hi-tech jobs and industries - how are they ever going to be able to
> how are they ever going to be able to buy American (or Danish, for
> that matter) products and services? Only by sharing our wealth (and
> jobs - even if it hurts) can we all survive and thrive in the long
> run.
Niels...a point from both sides...
- If you can't get through the short run, the
Niels:
-> > how are they ever going to be able to buy American (or Danish, for
-> > that matter) products and services? Only by sharing our
-> wealth (and
-> > jobs - even if it hurts) can we all survive and thrive in the long
-> > run.
John:
-> Niels...a point from both sides...
->
-> - If
Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as
other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be
met, as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay
regions, but how to deliver greater value.
From a business standpoint, sure, it's
Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps,
I don't think the companies that are saving money by outsourcing are
necessarily passing on the savings to the consumer. I'd have to see some
pretty firm research on that before I'd believe it.
Anne
Yes but the companies are not strictly accountable to the consumer, but
rather to the shareholders. And shareholders rarely complain about
greater profits.
ljk
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Bureeda opines: And I agree that I don't see a lot of profits passed on to
consumers (refer to your local gas pump for more info).
To me this gets us back to the original proposition, that the loss of jobs
can be compensated by an increase in value. Not always of course, as one or
more others
Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps, sure, but what about
us writers? We won't be very appreciative of the trick if we're
reduced to slinging hash at McDonalds. And if it reduces us to fry
cooks, you'd be hard pressed to convince us it *isn't* an evil.
I argue that if you are
>>Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as
other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be
met, as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay
regions, but how to deliver greater value.
>Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as
> other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be
> met, as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay
> regions, but how to deliver greater value.
Greater value? To whom? The
> I did a contract at a company that had outsourced its
> Tech Writing to India but after seeing how poorly the
> Indians wrote English, they brought TW back to America.
...
>
> So I don't think it is such a great thing.
To come to the conclusion that from hearing about ones that didn't
work,
> Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps,
I don't think the companies that are saving money by outsourcing are
necessarily passing on the savings to the consumer. I'd have to see some
pretty firm research on that before I'd believe it.
Anne
Yes but the companies are not strictly accountable to "the consumer," but
rather to "the shareholders." And shareholders rarely complain about
greater profits.
ljk
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Subject: Outsourcing: Was Release Date for FrameMaker 8?
>>Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as
other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be met,
as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay regions,
but how to deliver greater value.
Bureeda opines: <>
To me this gets us back to the original proposition, that the loss of jobs
can be compensated by an increase in value. Not always of course, as one or
more others argue, but in a thriving economy (like the one we're now
witnessing in our "off-shoring" society), that's more
> From a business standpoint, sure, it's about value but is there really
> value in outsourcing, or is it just cheaper?
Talent is talent. It all depends on what you need. If you can get what
you need cheaper and without hassle, generally that route wins.
> I did a contract at a company that had
> Greater value? To whom? The consumer, perhaps, sure, but what about
> us writers? We won't be very appreciative of the "trick" if we're
> reduced to slinging hash at McDonalds. And if it reduces us to fry
> cooks, you'd be hard pressed to convince us it *isn't* an evil.
I argue that if you
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