This is really scary, not only because of the lack of skills, but IMHO because of the lack of security. Besides this company obviously getting someone who doesn't know what they are doing, they are giving away the "keys to the kingdom". Who is verifying the integrity of the employees of the outsourcers? As you can see from my signature I work for a bank. While banks can get someone who is not on the up-and-up, they take great pains not to by doing extensive background checks. Now companies are sending tasks like z/OS system programming and Windows and Unix administration oversees. To do their jobs those people usually have a very high level of access to the systems. Can you say cyber terrorism?
Tom Kelman Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Outsourcing dilemma or debacle, you decide... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gary Green > > > > As I mentioned in the past, a friend is losing his job (and > > looking for the next one) because the company he works for is > > sending all systems programmer, operations and scheduling, as > > well as a lot of other non-mainframe, positions, to a firm in India. > > > > Well, this past week he had to sit down and explain what he > > does and so forth to the "Sr." Systems Programmer sent in by > > the outsourcing firm. > > Remember, one only gets ONE chance to make a first impression > > and this was the outsourcing firm's one chance. According to > > my friend, it did not look good. > > > > Other than the fact that this "Sr." Systems Programmer has > > never installed ANY base OS, he claimed, or so it's thought, > > that he installed z/OS 1.10, then, it's thought, he retracted > > that statement and replaced it with he worked on 1.10. > > The other kind of ESP, maybe? > > > Other scary thoughts..., [ snip ] > > > > Sorry for the rant, but my friend had to get it off his > > chest, and I, passing it along, mine. There are plenty other > > examples but my friend just sighed and left at this. > > Apparently management there does not fully comprehend all the > implications of "You get what you pay for". If it's a publicly-held > firm, I think I'd want to divest...... > > -jc- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
