> "The problem is not a lack of highly educated workers," said > Scott Kirwin, founder of the Information Technology > Professionals Association of America. "The problem is a lack > of highly educated workers willing to work for the minimum > wage or lower in the U.S. Costs are driving outsourcing, not > the quality of American schools."
Our IT dept was recently attacked in a press release by this group recently, accusing Freightliner of outsourcing legacy programming to overseas workers. The reality is that Freightliner contracted out legacy programming support to a U.S. consulting/staffing company. This company then started a process to use off-shore workers for this work. Regardless, Phone support, computer programming and web development/design are becoming commodity markets. U.S. IT workers in these professions are at risk of significant reductions in salary for the same positions, especially with secure remote console technologies in place today. I would agree with the association's statement, but the group appears to me to be on a rampage lately, which is understandable, since their constituents are at high risk of becoming not-professionals... Nerd From Hell _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
