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Re: Outsourcing developer to India and China - As an Oracle developer I am miffed

From: Ironside <old_ironside_at_SPAMREALLYSUXhotmail.com.REMOVECAPSTOREPLY>
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 03:34:02 GMT
Message-ID: <KG4hb.8882$xe6.3812@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>

"Michael J. Moore" <NOhicamelSPAM_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:5xYfb.222546$mp.138331_at_rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net...
> Okay, let's say it is like this.
> My labour is worth $100 per hour. This is the amount my company benefits
by
> my work.
> I get paid $80 per hour, and $20 per hour is the amount my company profits
> from my work.
>
> Now, an Indian worker comes along. His labour is worth $100 per hour but
> He gets paid 10$ per hour and his company takes $90.
>
> Obviously my job is going to India, so I'm screwed. The Indian programmer
is
> being screwed too, but relative to being a beggar on the street, it looks
> good to him/her.
>
> Shall we argue about the benefits of communism over capitalism? How about
> global labour parties?
> These are old stories and the real question is about how to keep the
"haves"
> from squeezing every drop of blood out of the "have-nots".
>
> The only solution is to crawl into a bottle and get on welfare. Or
practice
> non-attachment, or become a living Christ, or maybe surrender to
Allah(swt),
> or burn a cross in your front yard and blame everyboy that does not look
> like you, or become 9i certified, or ... (pick your solution)
>

or buy stock in the companies that are doing the outsourcing. Chances are that those huge profits are coming back to US companies.

> Mike
>
>
>
>
> "Jitendra Patel" <coldrainandsnow_at_lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:7610580f.0310041626.6ba29e3e_at_posting.google.com...
> > > Are we having our life opportunities terminated and rolled out at a
> > > cheaper cost in these countries. I thought Globalisation was supposed
to
> > > bring competition - Instead our IT manager are giving away our
> > > livlyhoods for nothing.
> >
> > What about our livelihoods? In India, $20 per day is a great salary,
> > and it is not our problem that you desire 10 times that amount for the
> > same volume of work.
> >
> > > So what if cheaper - Is it ethical????? Is it fair on your children or
> > > the society your ancestors dreamed of building.
> >
> > Very racist. My ancestors dreamed of prosperity also.
> >
> > > If these people want oracle jobs than they should get of their butts
and
> > > come to 1st world countries.
> >
> > Why come to you? It is a highly-connected world, and a T1 can get me
> > anywhere on the globe. With ssh, all is secure too.
>
>
Received on Wed Oct 08 2003 - 22:34:02 CDT

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