outsourcing of jobs

I worked at a call center. Most people don't even want these jobs. I say give them to whoever wants the work.

Yeah, outsourcing hurts the little people (manufacturing, customer support). But I think it's hilarious that the public figures (Trump, Romney) are lambasting the Chinese boogeyman are the first ones that are outsourcing American jobs to China (or any Asian or Latin American country). No wonder they love outsourcing, there are no unions and there is a big binder of women who are willing to work for nickels. The GOP need to stop casting Mr Burns. These snake oil salesmen are hurting their party and the poor peasants. http://www.classwarfareexists.com/david-letterman-busts-donald-trumps-hypocrisy-on-china/#axzz2Bppqh8di http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEkDYkuuPD4&feat ure=related

Not sure what this is!

If it's because there is a labor shortage it'd be understandable. I had read that during the California gold rush some people shipped their dirty laundry to Hawaii to be cleaned. It was because most people were looking for gold and domestic help was scarce . The current system, the search for the lowest wage possible, is more damaging and even China isn't immune from it. I recently heard a report that some factories in China are closing and moving inland because the workers are demanding higher wages than their rural neighbors. http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/papers/stepping.htm Update: added link http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechn ology/2013286399_chinarivers31.html

I hope my home country will use it effectively.

annoys the fuck out of me..

Proponents of free trade argue that outsourcing is a beneficial function of the economy, but I'd argue that trade and the outsourcing of jobs are not necessarily the same thing. The process of outsourcing, on the balance has been a net negative for American society. In the traditional Ricardian free trade model, trade results from countries specializing in activities where they have a comparative advantage. This principle refers to the notion that it pays to have two countries to specialize and to trade, even if one country can produce all tradable goods at a lower cost than the other country. All countries have different "opportunity costs" when it comes to producing these good for export. The opportunity cost of any good is the other goods that could have been produced with the same resources. Normally it is price differentials that create comparative advantages. Theoretically, free trade is not meant to be competitive. But along the historical way, specifically after Nixo... Read more

These days, I tell kids [who worry about competing with third world slaves] to become plumbers or electricians.

I think this is really bad with the jobs. Some you can kind of understand but it all makes a difference. Jobs are leaving from the US. When I was at Chase in Phoenix they had places they were giving work to in the Philippines and in India in that city where the attack was. I also had to check on the computer for work because of it and it was going there. It was very frustrating.

OK. Now who's to blame for starting this mess anyway? Well, we all wanted those cheap TV's, stereos, and clothes that Wally World, Target, and Shopko sells. The problem is American labor costs are too high to compete with labor costs in China, Japan, Indonesia, India, and Mexico. Cheap American labor costs $10 bucks an hour, cheap Mexican labor cost $1.69 an hour. Do you blame a business for trying to make a profit?

... If we petition to outsource the Congress, Senate, Presidency, Supreme Court, and all civil-service jobs, we might even get our government back.

I want to talk to an American when I call an American company asking about a supposedly American product, not someone from (insert Asian country here).

Lets face it,, this is what makes some of our products cost less... also this is how the U.S. helps countries like the philippines, and india.

The unemployment rate speaks clearly enough on this issue.

Too complicated for a simple review. Solidarity/nationalization (high tariffs and refusing to allow outsourcing) isn't a reality. However, being a nation that manufactures little or nothing (or things of low quality) doesn't work as a model either. I would need to take this on a case-by-case basis. Outsourcing customer service versus medical insurance claims? The product/service plus economic/environmental concerns make this way to complicated for a simple review.

Not a big fan. I miss the days when things were "Made in America" those were the days.

I definitely think that outsourcing of jobs is a harmful thing, and it a big part of the reason that the American economy is so bad--because all the jobs are being shipped overseas. Some people claim that the outsourced jobs are ones American's don't want, but I completely disagree, most of the jobs listed in this paragraph, such as cad drafting, market research, manufacturing, designing, web development, etc. are jobs that would put a lot of people (back) to work in this country. Even jobs like telemarketing and call center jobs would be better than nothing to a person who has no extended education or training, then at least we could also understand the person on the other end when we call about the internet going out or tech support in general. I'm just saying, we really need to keep every last job we can make in this country.

thats a shitty idea

This is one of the reasons why our economy is so fucked!

I think we should keep our jobs within the U.S. as our population grows, and our education increases, we require more suitable jobs based on our education levels in the US. Now that women, and African americans, legalized citizens, and younger adults are working, our work force has increased, and so has the demands for jobs, in just the past 50 years.

this needs to be stopped

Jobs are being outsourced due to the bad trade deals our "Elected" leaders have got us into. Now, there is some who moved due to greed but many of the others moved off shore because they couldn't compete with our unfair trade deals.

That guy in New Delhi helping me with my computer==I really don't think his name is "Steven."

Free to make the choice!

It's a mixed bag. Sometimes it provides cheaper goods but when Americans can't get jobs of their own it's a negative.

We need the jobs here!

we need um, fuckin A!

Damn globalization!

not sure how that works

This is a hard one....on a whole it hurts the opportunities for employment in america. I can understand if you outsource if you are a smaller company and need a cheaper labor force to even stay in business...but when you are a multi-billion dollar conglomerate...you are making billions already...how about keeping the employment opportunities here.

i fucking hate callling my credit card and i end up talking to someone in Inida. stop doing this!!!

it helps a little though because you pay $5 for that shirt you're wearing instead of $30.

HUH??

ah!!!

Don't bother hoping for an AMERICAN to answer when you call AMERICA Online, they've outsourced most of their call center jobs to Africa and India.

we need more jobs

I appreciate the desire to find low cost labor and give jobs to those in need, but fix our country first... then help the world...

They hire from other countries which makes less jobs for us. plus we can't understand them, which is frustrating

When is it going to stop? When were all cutting hair, flippin burgers, or greeting Wal-Mart customers? Damn!

yeah lets give all our work to china and india... thats a great idea (morons)

aren't we in debt. hello am i the idiot here cuz if outsourcing isnt the dumbest idea i've ever heard someone slap me

As if this one needed to be explained?

By every company keeping to themselves, there would be more jobs for common people. But without it a lot of companies wouldn't be able to afford to stay open, so they would have to close down.

ALL GOOD! DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO........BUSINESS.

That's one of the reasons the employment rate is so low in America

One day, a half-crazy white woman walked up to me and said "It's people like you who are causing Americans to lose jobs. They're all being sent to the East."  I guess she assumed that as an Asian, I was stealing "our" jobs. She walked away muttering some more. Truth to tell, I felt a little sorry for her. It's hard not to feel sympathy for those who probably did not get much beyond a highschool education and assume that all foreign-looking people are responsible for the outsourcing of American jobs. The question is--who's to blame? The Chinese and Indians? American CEO's? The American gov't? Well, judging from the levels of poverty, the overcrowded housing, and lack of food in China and India, I rather doubt it's their people who are reaping the full gains. They may have a few pennies more, but not much beyond that. Despite the fact that American designers are selling their Chinese made clothes for the same amount of money as their American-made goods. The leather pants proudly made i... Read more

This is hollowing out and destroying our country. When are the pols going to dump outdated ideas and start protecting Americans?

This is good for greedy corporations,who don't give a rats behind about unemployed Americans, paying someone a decent wage,or safe workplaces.It is very BAD for the rest of us.I don't care how CHEAP it is-I do not want products made in a sweat shop.