Comments on: Can you say 'offshore' anymore?

Politically charged phrase disappearing as firms cook up new terms to describe sending work to cheaper labor markets.

Doesn't matter what you call it.

Doesn't matter WHAT you call it, it's still American workers being screwed out of jobs.
It reminds me of an old saying I heard from one of my shop teachers back in high school...

"You can't polish a turd"

[Tex Murphy PI]

true, but...

you can rebrand it differently and make it sound "sexy"!

[felgercarbnaysay]

Amen Brother!

I wish someone would start "Global Sourcing" CEO, VP and Director jobs in Corporate America. Funny how the most overpaid positions (and the ones held by those most incompetent individuals) are not subject to this new "business model"

Screw em!

[volterwd]

I guess...

you wouldnt have a problem stealing jobs from other countries... let me guess people in india and china dont deserve jobs? The funny thing is its americans own fault... the whole capitolist agenda is screweing you over... because in fact its wealthy americans moving the jobs overseas to make more money HA HA HA

Re: Outsourcing

I agree with you. No matter what you call it, it is the same old thing. All of this crap is just another way to put a spin on things so that corporations don't look like the greedy, opportunistic vultures they really are.

By the way, I like the analogy---"No matter what you call it, a turd is still a turd".

Offshore? Outsourcing?

Question!?!.... Do CEO's, Presidents, or board members "outsource" their jobs? And would someone tell me how laying me off and "offshoring" my job to India, Mexico, Russia or MARS helps the economy? (especially MY economy! :|

Offshore Outsourcing

Right on, Paul!

I feel the same way...Well said!

Concepts remain the same, its just play of words

Outsourcing is not a new concept, but has witnessed dynamics in terms of rapidly changing delivery models and the complexities associated with it. With the increase in need to adopt technology without much increase in bottom lines, transfer of non core activities to specilized players have almost become a compulsion and is no more a question of choice. But there is a need of greater involvemnt between vendor and the customer to manage smooth transition during the transfer of workflows and later during the execution of the jobs.

Re: Concepts

SHEESH!

Talk about corporate double-talk! Luckily, I am educated enough to understand what you are trying to say. I respect your right to say it, but I still don't agree with it. Outsourcing of jobs still stinks as far as I am concerned.

[ian807]

It's a SECURITY RISK

Yes, we lose our jobs too. Worse, we're giving away the technology store to people who don't particularly like us (Pakistan, Malaysia - both largely Muslim countries).

We won in Iraq on technology. Is ANYONE naive enough to believe that the technology we're giving away will not be used against us?

Or does it just not matter if you're rich enough, since there's always another country to move to?

[ian807]

Baloney

Know *that* American expression?

Listen, I really don't *care* about macroeconomic justifications couched in obfuscated English, if the net result is, "I'm screwed."

As far as I'm concerned, you're the enemy. Plain and simple. Put that in your sophomoric macroeconomic pipe and smoke it.