Re: Oracle Corp. move to India

Don't forget the Minnesota Iron Range.

Ken Janusz, CPIM

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:38 AM

> One of these days large multi-national software companies will discover
that
> exotic, far-off place with lower pay scales, an eager work force, a strong
> work ethic and lot's of talent... The Great American Midwest. You know,
> places like Iowa. Of course language and cultural barriers will be a
> challenge. :-)
>
>
> Steve Orr
> Silicon Valley Refugee in Montana
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>
> I would not treat this snip of news in such a light-hearted manner.
> Comparing to couple of years ago, the IT job market has slumped completely
> from a sellers market to a buyer's market. I am not a greedy person by any
> means and all I asking for is a decent salary and some job security. But
if
> this trend of massive exports of IT jobs overseas continues, I am not sure
> how many of us will be able to have that.
> BTW, before firing the slingshots at this E-mail, please note that I am
> pro-globalization and have heard the arguments about fair
> market/competition etc. But bear in mind that we are standing on uneven
> grounds when competing with third world programmers because of the huge
> housing and living expense differences.
>
> Dennis Meng
> Database Administrator
> Focal Communications Corp.
>
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