Do companies that oursource their jobs share any blame in the economic downturn?

Question

Dell, HP, and IBM proudly trumpet that they send every job they can to India. Then they wonder why no one is calling their call centers to order computers!

Answer 1

"Do companies that oursource their jobs share any blame in the economic downturn?"

Do they share ANY blame? ANY ! ? ! ? ! ? !

They are the PRINCIPAL source of blame in my NOT-the-least-bit-humble opinion!



I am one of those "no one"s who does NOT call help lines any more.

I saw a program on TV a few years ago that showed how they were training Indian call center people to mimic regional American accents, and featured one Hindu guy with a perfect southern drawl.



It will backfire on them someday, though, when all the jobs are gone, no Americans are working and making money any more, and no one can afford to buy the products whose manufacture they are outsourcing!

Answer 2

This is a multifactorial problem. Most individuals do not understand the basics of the business world. While I feel for those who have lost their jobs, I understand the reasons behind outsourcing. First, Indian and China produce more engineers than America. So you have a wealth of untapped talent. Second, they do work for less. It's always interesting how we want to earn the most money possible from our employers, but want to pay the lowest prices possible at the checkout counter.

Answer 3

Yes, I think it plays a significant role. Money is spent by consumers but the consumers are losing their jobs, so where is the money going to come from in this economy? A friend of mine lost his programming job at Nasdaq when they outsourced it, they employed three people overseas to do his job for collectively less pay. Since the language he programmed in was so limited he couldn't quickly find another job and had to take a giant paycut, that's the personal example I know of.

Answer 4

I'm sure that's part of it. I think low pay is another part of it. Have you noticed that customer services is in the toilet these days? Its crap. I don't blame the workers completely because I once had a customer service job. The truth is, people today have higher expectations than ever in history. We want loads of money without working hard and we want our asses kissed when we are customers.



The reason we CAN'T have those things is because customer services people have no incentive to be "nice" and with less competition in the market place, companies can give crappy service and crappy pay without going out of business.



Yup....

Answer 5

Yes, they do. Most outsourced jobs (in manufacturing, at least) pay considerably better than most entry-level jobs in the service industry, and are quite a bit more enjoyable, according to the people who have them. Besides, the more goods a country produces, the more goods it can sell and trade.

Answer 6

I remember when we used to have real jobs here in the USA> Really! Steel Mills,car mfg, mfg in general, clothing mfg, etc. Now it is either work at Walmart or get a real degree in something needed.

Answer 7

Of course they do, there are people begging for jobs out there. If these jobs were not outsourced they would have jobs and be able to contribute to the economy.

Answer 8

Yes, they play a part in the job market here in particular. Our current administration, all of it, plays a part too for not implementing laws to prevent or discourage it.

Answer 9

T he unions wages are the problem, everybody cant get 38$ an hr, thy giveing companys no choice.