OUtsourcing

[Iphone]

What is yours guys opinion of outsourcing labor? Outsourcing has many benefits though for the American economy such as cheaper goods since companies don;t have to spend as much money on salaries and payrolls. By outsourcing labor Americans benefit because coporations pass their savings down to the consumer.

Americans should embrace outsourcing.

 

[barman]

Globalization, when done right, works out for everybody in the long run.

But for AM purposes, outsourcing is great if you can't do something well or wanna save time or money.

 

[LazyHippy]

I agree, until the rest of the world 'catches up' with us, overseas outsourcing is great. It provides work to those who need it and cheap labour to us in the developed world.

However, I've gotta admit it really does piss me off when I phone up about my electric bill or something and get some guy in India with a strong accent and who the company haven't trained to handle anything other than the basics.

 

[bgmacaw]

Outsourcing isn't always off-shoring. I've done my fair share of outsourced work for companies here in the US.

In one way I like off-shoring because it often gives me some work when the cheapest Indian programmers a company could hire botch the job. Then again, I don't like losing my steady day job programming because someone in upper management can make their stock options go up 1/4 point by saving money in the short term by off-shoring.

Ultimately, it does balance out but it can cause some hardship in the process.

 

[LazyHippy]

The loss of jobs due to outsourcing is kinda linked to the immigration problems both America and Europe face. The solution to both is to improve the standard of living and the economies of the developing countries so there is no financial benefit in both outsourcing and economic migration.

Most of us here are one man bands, it's often not feasible to do everything yourself and even if you are a jack of all trades you are most likely not a master of them all. So even without the financial benefits, outsourcing will always play a part in this game.