>>Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be met, as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay regions, but how to deliver greater value.
From a business standpoint, sure, it's about value but is there really value in outsourcing, or is it just cheaper? I did a contract at a company that had outsourced its Tech Writing to India but after seeing how poorly the Indians wrote English, they brought TW back to America. Another company I worked at outsourced QA to Russia, bragging to us how they saved 50%. But guess what! The Russians took twice as long to do anything and many times, the quality was not as good, so there went there 50% savings. Not to mention the low morale around the office by the Americans who saw their jobs going overseas. Many people spent more time gossiping about whose job was going next than doing work. Many other people around the office were just pissed all the time, thereby lowering their productivity, and others left, thereby screwing the company since they were needed. For the government, it's a bad deal. They lose a lot of tax base when workers are laid off and don't pay as much in taxes, not to mention the loss in unemployment dollars they have to shell out. So I don't think it is such a great thing. -Gillian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Framers Subject: Re: RE: Release Date for FrameMaker 8? Not entirely correct re: outsourcing. There are many examples of companies cancelling their outsourced labor and bringing the work back into their home offices (I haven't the time or desire to cite, but there have been several articles in trade magazines over the past few months that attest to this). As with anything, if the benefit isn't there, the plan is aborted. I believe, though, that the FM work isn't "outsourced" but is actually housed by Adobe India - this is a very different thing, and I can see logic in this. Costs of workers is only a factor if the workers can deliver and if the communication is good. Outsourcing is not an evil. It's evolution, and was bound to happen as other countries break into the tech sphere. Balance will eventually be met, as with anything. The trick is not how to keep jobs in higher-pay regions, but how to deliver greater value. Bill On 5/16/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't expect Adobe to bring back any jobs. Once the outsourcing bug hits, those jobs are lost forever. On one hand, I understand Adobe's reasoning -- the cost of a worker in the U.S or Canada is much higher than a worker elsewhere. On the other hand, that's one more job that's gone overseas, so the business profits at the expense of the host nation. I'm a bit more partial to my country than I am to any particular business that operates out of it. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gflato%40nanometrics .com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.