I really try to stay away from OT subjects, but I
simply cannot resist.
There is an article in ComputerWorld that the White
House is considering requiring background checks for
IT workers in positions with access to 'critical
infrastructure'. This covers just about everyone I
work with. Now it stands to reason that everyone
involved in designing, building and selling this
'critical infrastructure' should be subject to the
same standards. This is fairly straight forward in the
US but it can quickly become a nightmare for workers
who are foreigh nationals.
It is even more complicated when the workers are
foreign nationals in their home country. Who will
actually certify that these people are as squeaky
clean as the government requires? How do you know
that the certifying agency is not itself a front for
some criminal underground? Sorry if this sounds
cynical but if the Mexican drug lords gun down
government officials in broad daylight and buy
firearms for local police because the government does
not, you just have to be a little suspicious of it
all.
Just a thought.
- Igor Neyman <ineyman_at_perceptron.com> wrote:
> meant "our life-time"
>
> Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
> ineyman_at_perceptron.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:21 PM
>
>
> > well, eventually all those living expenses will
> even up (along with the
> > salaries), but not in out life-time :-)
> >
> > Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
> > ineyman_at_perceptron.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:55 PM
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Gogala, Mladen"
> > > <MGogala_at_oxhp.co
> To: Multiple
> > recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > > m>
> cc:
> > > Sent by:
> Subject: RE: Oracle Corp.
> > move to India
> > > root_at_fatcity.com
> > >
> > >
> > > 07/31/02 03:15
> > > PM
> > > Please respond
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is Larry Ellison learning how to speak Hindi?
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ray Stell [mailto:stellr_at_cns.vt.edu]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 3:40 PM
> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > > Subject: Oracle Corp. move to India
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Heard on the BBC radio at lunch that Oracle
> Corp. is moving alot of
> > > > operations to India, 1800 new jobs.
> > > >
>
> > > > Ray Stell stellr_at_vt.edu (540) 231-4109
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