Techies Sound Off on Offshoring

Monster Technology ^ | Allan Hoffman

[BuddhaBoy]

You still here? Some of us work. You can direct your silly comments elsewhere. You may now have the last words between us, you silly troll.

[liberallarry]

You're right. They don't.

The dynamic is that everyone wants money and power. Those who have it wanna keep it. Those who don't wanna get it. Those Harvard grads figure they earned their position and should be rewarded. You feel otherwise.

The strength of the little guy lies in numbers and organization. Not an easy thing to do...even in bad times. In good times it's almost impossible...almost. It always pays to vote, always pays to speak out. You can never be sure who will listen and what the result will be.

If, on the other hand, you do nothing you can be sure of the result. Nothing.

[ramble]

And you know that Microsoft hires illegal employees because... ? As a foreigner, and a previous Microsoft employee, I found that they were very careful about checking my credentials when hiring. They were also more careful about being honest and up front with their employees than any other company I have ever worked for, and I worked for quite a few. Never did they advocate anyting under the table or dishonest. You really need to step out of the rut of loving the underdog and hating everyone who succeeds. Unless, of course, the one who succeeds is an immoral so-and-so, and then it’s ok to love them… all in the spirit of acceptance and forgiveness, and all that stuff…

[FoxPro]

I am already managing my first offshore project. I like it.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Man, have you got me all wrong. I am all for success (I have done quit well for myself) and for immigration, just not at the expense of Americans. The H1-B program requires stating that no American was avaialable for the job, while many companies only go for the cheap labor and lie about no Americans being available.

[Non-Sequitur]

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[ramble]

I apologize if I misunderstood. When I was with them, Microsoft did hire some foreign employeems, but most were US. They did set up overseas sales teams but kept most of their work in the US. They contributed a great deal of money to the areas where they did business and matched all of their employees contributations to charity, regardless of the cause. While many companies sent their books and manuals to Korea or Taiwan to be printed cheaply, Microsoft printed in the US and England.

If I hadn't worked for them, and only read the press, I would probably think they were an evil empire. However, the only reason I can come up with for the public kicking they get is success. For some reason in the US, it's ok to be a rich SOB, but not a rich corporation.