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The OP clearly shows that the person replacing him is not as skilled as
he should be. But even that person might be smart enough not to
generalize from one data point. I can find nothing in the original post
that denigrates an entire country's people.
At one time when we sysprogs were overworked, a consultant was brought
in to update an SMF exit. He made numerous elementary mistakes. After
about 2 weeks, I finally got time and updated the program in about 6
hours. During those two weeks, the consultant was working on it
constantly and had had at least 5 IPLs to test his changes. We ended up
not paying him for his time. He was American. Should we now generalize
about the skill levels of Americans?
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This discussion demonstrates another aspect of this issue that hasn't
been mentioned yet. I refer to the skill set of the interviewer. In the
original example that started this discussion, it was painfully obvious
that the interviewee was NOT qualified to claim the title that he did.
But this isn't always true. I've interviewed a few people, of various
ethnic backgrounds, that weren't qualified to pass out towels in the
Men's Room. But I've also met others, again of various ethnic
backgrounds, who were absolutely brilliant. And a great many in between.
This guy from the OP sounds about as sharp as a beach ball, but to
generalize based on that would be a big mistake.
On the other hand, if this is an example of the expertise in that
particular outsourcer, then we're about to see a disaster unfold and
it's going to be a very painful sight. My sympathies to Gary's friend;
perhaps he can get re-hired to help untangle the disaster, once senior
management realizes how bad it's going to be.
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