Chrissy_snow Member Username: Chrissy_snow
Post Number: 113 Registered: 07-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 6:41 am: | |
With ads like these - http://detroit.craigslist.org/ ofc/804578328.html Who can compete with that? Now these places are advertising on Craig's List, going mainstream, so the ordinary small business owner who might have just needed an office clerk, is able to get in on the offshoring action too and there goes another job. |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 2110 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 6:44 am: | |
thats a fake |
Malcovemagnesia Member Username: Malcovemagnesia
Post Number: 100 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 7:15 am: | |
Why do you think it's fake? To those people working in India & the Philippines, any fraction of $5 per hour they make is probably a decent wage in that part of their world. |
Chrissy_snow Member Username: Chrissy_snow
Post Number: 114 Registered: 07-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 8:52 am: | |
Did you follow the link to the website? It looks like a legit business but of course, it could be fake. It's so "in your face", and in Craig's List jobs section, of all places. Actually, it doesn't belong there since its not a job offer - I'm gonna flag it! |
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision
Post Number: 1127 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 8:55 am: | |
Read and weep - seriously, cry for the future of our country, as this is the trend nowadays: http://www.fourhourworkweek.co m/blog/outsourcing-life/ |
Novine Member Username: Novine
Post Number: 675 Registered: 07-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 9:05 am: | |
I don't think it's fake. But I doubt many small businesses are going to find it efficient to offshore that kind of work to someone on a phone in India. It's been done before and there are numerous accounts of people outsourcing their office functions even within the US. But cost isn't the only factor for most businesses. |
Chrissy_snow Member Username: Chrissy_snow
Post Number: 115 Registered: 07-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:00 am: | |
Wow, that article is both amusing and depressing. If this is the future, we're all screwed. |
Funaho Member Username: Funaho
Post Number: 77 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:21 am: | |
What's sad is that at least on the outsourced programming side of things, from my experience the quality of the work is absolute crap. I've had to clean up outsourced work on more than one occasion, because those guys know the programming language but they don't know how to actually PROGRAM. |
Parkguy Member Username: Parkguy
Post Number: 321 Registered: 04-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:35 am: | |
JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE MISTAKES IN THEIR AD. The first two bullet points under "Sales" are obviously wrong. I think it should read: -Inbound/Outbound -Lead Generation or -Inbound/Outbound Lead Generation or should it be "document generation?" I'm not impressed. |
Publicmsu Member Username: Publicmsu
Post Number: 741 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:40 am: | |
Uhm. Like other work that is 'outsourced', I can imagine the quality will be quite horrible. I've yet to see anything of quality come from the use of outsourcing. They have no idea how to think outside of the box. |
Perfectgentleman Member Username: Perfectgentleman
Post Number: 8826 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:42 am: | |
If anything the trend in outsourcing IT has cooled. Exchange rates, increasing wages abroad, lack of good people and shitty quality is causing many companies to look here. I have my own IT consulting company and I have as much work as I can handle yet I get emails every day from recruiters even though I don't even have my resume active online. I think we have a skewed outlook being in this area because all we here is bad news around here. |
Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque
Post Number: 143 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:49 am: | |
Nothing wrong with outsourcing... in fact, the new Mayor of Detroit was outsourced from Bangalore:
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Detroitpetanque Member Username: Detroitpetanque
Post Number: 144 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 10:57 am: | |
...and I hear they're also planning to outsource the entire Detroit City Council... a) it'll cost 1/100th the price of the present city council b) they'll be effective c) the new bangalore-Detroit City Council already owns tiaras and regal gowns for emulating Barbara Rose Collins (if need be) |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 2225 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:04 am: | |
It isn't fake. We're being attacked and our government is allowing it. We get offers by phone and mail all the time from Asian companies offering their services. Not happening. Parkguy, all those pleas look like that. The person typing that is just relaying what some english speaking creep from here is telling him. |
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 2111 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:28 am: | |
i troll craigslist every day and usually the post that say (Detroit Metro) are fake or spam. I do know we are screwed though. I have worked for guys in the CBD who think it is funny not to pay their employees for work |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 2227 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 1:14 pm: | |
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_sj_ Member Username: _sj_
Post Number: 2451 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 1:24 pm: | |
quote:It isn't fake. We're being attacked and our government is allowing it. there is nothing they can do about it. |
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo
Post Number: 2230 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 3:15 pm: | |
Wanna bet? |
_sj_ Member Username: _sj_
Post Number: 2453 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 3:18 pm: | |
Sure, why do you think the US government has any oversight on the internet especially users in other countries. |