Sorry but I just have to add a link with even more complete data from the Hackett Group study. It covers jobs other than IT and covers more than just offshoring, like I.T. and is the most worthwhile read of the three links I've posted: http://www.ciozone.com/index.php/Management/Many-More-IT-Jobs-Going-Offshore.html
And oddly (or not) comments are closed for the link Angus posted. Bummer. Dave From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Obsolete TechS Notable since the article was written in 2008, before Obama was even in office.... From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Obsolete TechS That's *quite* hyped up and politically slanted from this article from December 2008, and look at the size of the firms they're talking about: http://www.cio.com/article/470089/U.S._IT_Jobs_Take_a_Hit_One_In_Four_Going_Offshore "According to its research, these large firms-companies with revenues of at least US$5 billion-will move about 350,000 corporate jobs offshore over the next two years" ...."And while 25% of the IT jobs may head overseas in the next two years, over the longer term that figure could hit 60%. In some firms, it could reach 80%" Reads quite different when you see the original article (which says nothing about Barack, or lack of patriotism) ..the article quoted is what I'd expect from Fox... Dave From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Obsolete TechS Not good news for us ... ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- Flashpoint! > Blog Archive > STUDY SHOWS JOBS RAPIDLY MOVING OFFSHORE Large firms have wasted no time reacting to the economic policies of Barack Obama. According to a Miami-based consulting firm, The Hackett Group, as many as a quarter of the IT jobs at the 1000 most major firms may be moved offshore by the end of next year. They expect about 350,000 such jobs to be moved. Chief research officer Michel Jenssen added that the data is a confirmation of a "mega-trend" and by the end of 2010 as many as 80% of IT jobs may go overseas. The typical company is realizing about $16 million each years in savings from offshoring. "If you are sourcing all of your labor from high-cost countries, you are not going to be in business [long]," he said. Some Americans may call offshoring businesses unpatriotic. But remaining under adverse economic conditions until they go bankrupt doesn't seem particularly patriotic either. To the extent businesses do what they must to survive, they are doing their best for the country under adverse circumstances. --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- Seen here, no links to original study unfortunately: http://www.waxmanmedia.com/2009/08/17/study-shows-jobs-rapidly-moving-offshore/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-895-3270 ~! ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
