Indias Outsourcing Industry Is Facing a Labor Shortage

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This is hilarious .... the Corporations are shipping jobs offshore so quick, that India has topped out in the talent category! The rest of the article goes into how American Companies are opening huge training centers for the Indians,and training them, rather than spend that money here in the U.S. to do the same thing. That's great ... a smarter, well trained, expanding Indian workforce while the Americans land MacDonalds job opportunities.

THAT bodes well for the future of the U.S., doesn't it!!

Anon

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Their Traitors!

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Amigo wrote:

Their Traitors!

Traitors ... NO.

Working against the nation as a whole ... absolutely!!

Anon

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Ahhhh o.k.

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Amigo wrote:

Ahhhh o.k.

You think so? Think not??

Anon

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Anon-Voter, What's your definition of a traitor?

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If anyone has been to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada you might guess where at least some of the East Indians have emigrated to. Same with Richmond, British Columbia, Canada for Asians.

I have also noted a boggling array of recent Eastern European immigrants into the Lower Mainland of British Columbia i.e. Vancouver-Surrey-Richmond etc.

You might be rather shocked at what the Lower Mainland of British Columbia looks like demographically compared to 20 years ago.

Canada's massive open arms immigration policy may have some rather peculiar long terms effect as per outsourcing.

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Anon-Voter, What's your definition of a traitor?

I think I know what you're getting at. If a single citizen were to do what the Corporations are doing, they would be up for treason ... John Walker Lynde style. Corporations work under a different set of rules ... it's OK to enhance the bottom line regardless of the consequences. I've heard CEO's make the point that just because they are an American Corporation, that doesn't mean they owe the Americans anything in particular ... matter of fact, they feel they owe us nothing.

Maybe they're right, I don't know ... but I know what it means to us as U.S. Citizens ... we're going to get screwed. It's happening now, and it's only going to get worse as the article points out.

I ran into this article which is kind of interesting ...

SF anti-consumerism group 'staggered by response'
Members of 'the Compact' vowed to buy few new items in 2006

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(02-16) 14:50 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A small group of Bay Area residents who made an informal vow to not buy anything new in 2006 have found themselves in the middle of an international fury over consumerism, ecology and middle-class hypocrisy that has spread around the world in just days.

"It's been totally insane. We've had a lot of people say we're smug, self-congratulatory braggarts," John Perry, one of the founders of the original Compact group, said today. He has spent much of the week fielding calls from national TV and radio stations.

"And we've had other people say it gives them hope for the future. It has definitely touched a nerve," he said. "We've been staggered by the response."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/16/MNG2KH9P4767.DTL

What makes it really interesting is not only the acceptance and surge of new members, but the backlash and heated comments from it's opposition.

Anon

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Chumly wrote:

If anyone has been to Surrey, British Columbia, Canada you might guess where at least some of the East Indians have emigrated to. Same with Richmond, British Columbia, Canada for Asians.

I have also noted a boggling array of recent Eastern European immigrants into the Lower Mainland of British Columbia i.e. Vancouver-Surrey-Richmond etc.

You might be rather shocked at what the Lower Mainland of British Columbia looks like demographically compared to 20 years ago.

Canada's massive open arms immigration policy may have some rather peculiar long terms effect as per outsourcing.

It's a "Global" world out there now. It is confusing to me what the U.S. thinks they are going to do for jobs. Just how many "MacDonalds" jobs are there for an increasingly dumbed down society. How many toilet scrubbers do you really need?

One of the last things we really have a chance with in my mind is medical research and bioresearch. Thanks to the religionists, we are handing our finest brains over to Singapore and Taiwan who are more than happy to take our questionable lead away from us!

We're in deep sheet Toto!

Anon

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bm

Very interesting, Anon.

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Anon-Voter wrote:

One of the last things we really have a chance with in my mind is medical research and bioresearch. Thanks to the religionists, we are handing our finest brains over to Singapore and Taiwan who are more than happy to take our questionable lead away from us!Anon

Agreed that it will be a shame if the US hands over such a handsome prize simply for the sake of ignorance.

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roger wrote:

<she said, with a broad wink>

In other words, I'm full of caca??

Anon

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Chumly,

This is a post which I think expresses my concerns extremely well.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1848933#1848933

Anon

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I think its appropriate to approach the matter of global outsourcing in the most constructive way possible- avoid jingo-istic comments and ridiculous patriotism in favor of realistic conversation. We all know that there are and will continue to be plenty of skilled jobs here in the States for at least the next few years to come!

I think it would do well by a number of companies to embrace McDonald's GloCal strategies...Think Global, Act Local. Anyone who has been exposed to any sort of business education would recognize this as a famous Harvard Case Study. The impetus behind this way of thinking is to appeal to the needs of the surrounding countries of operations as well as enhance the bottom line...

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Anon-Voter wrote:

Chumly,

This is a post which I think expresses my concerns extremely well.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1848933#1848933

Anon

I'm Canadian and what happens in the US does not affect Canada at all!

<kidding>

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Chumly wrote:

Anon-Voter wrote:
Chumly,

This is a post which I think expresses my concerns extremely well.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1848933#1848933

Anon
I'm Canadian and what happens in the US does not affect Canada at all!

<kidding>

And a big juicy raspberry for you ... Razz

Anon

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Anon-Voter wrote:

SF anti-consumerism group 'staggered by response'
Members of 'the Compact' vowed to buy few new items in 2006

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(02-16) 14:50 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A small group of Bay Area residents who made an informal vow to not buy anything new in 2006 have found themselves in the middle of an international fury over consumerism, ecology and middle-class hypocrisy that has spread around the world in just days.

"It's been totally insane. We've had a lot of people say we're smug, self-congratulatory braggarts," John Perry, one of the founders of the original Compact group, said today. He has spent much of the week fielding calls from national TV and radio stations.

"And we've had other people say it gives them hope for the future. It has definitely touched a nerve," he said. "We've been staggered by the response."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/16/MNG2KH9P4767.DTL

That's Interesting Anon! I am an Indian Software professional who is employed in Mumbai, in a Multinational (originally European) Software firm and work on a project from one of the American Fortune 500 companies.

This company project started before DOT COM crash and continued to go ahead and bloom in later years. Now-a-days these guys have even outsourced a part of their financial department (Invoicing) to our firm.

I enjoy the salary I am paid per month here which is not more than $680. But with these kinds of cozy facilities & handsome pays (which are quite sufficient to an average young Indian) we are too turning into consumers and are learning slowly to spend more. The Mall Culture has bgan to rule.

I am sure that the above incident can soon be seen in India too.

OK and about that Labor Shortage by some firm , I think their HR is under-trained.

Infosys, one of the major indian software companies, recruits over 10,000 professionals every year. My own software firm recruited around 400 professionals in the last quarter of the year 2005.

So Labor Shortage in India, looks like a temporary problem to me.

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Vinsan,

Training is key of course, and it will be much less expensive for firms to do it there. I think the Indian Governemnt is more serious about educating it's youth as well. America is too busy making war on other countries to worry about educating it's young. Our government prefers our young to be stupid so they make better soldiers. Educated people are so much harder to mislead. The U.S. is busy turning out lazy, fat, insipid, spoiled children who are scared of their shadow now, and I doubt seriously that it will take Asia much more than a generation to overcome us. The kids that do grow up well educated and creative are moving to Asia because they know that's where the promise of tomorrow is! They are definitely the minority now though!

Asia is the future of the world, with the economic and creative leadership will be coming from there, not the United States.

Anon

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