Author Topic: Now their Outsourceing....Insourceing (Read 810 times)

Staga · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2005, 05:33:54 AM »

Maybe you're not a communist but more a socialist.

Nothing wrong in that

Staga · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2005, 05:45:21 AM »

There was a time when companies took care of their employees; old factory owners realized that by taking care of his workers he also built better future for himself; employees were tied to company and were able to buy products from company shops, took their children to the company's schools to be educated and quite often childrens did return to work for the company as engineers (two, maybe three generations from same family working for same company), took the sicks to the hospital runned by company, had weddings and funerals in church owned by the company and basically lived their lives tied to the company.
It was wise decision in long run thought the times have changed and competition is hard.
Kinda shame.

Urchin · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2005, 08:20:56 AM »

I really don't see what the fuss is all about. It is capitalism in action. It would be very costly for corporations to raise the standard of living all around the world to "Western" levels. It is much simpler (and more profitable) to even it out by dragging the Western standard of living down to "Third World" levels. Probably won't quite get there in my lifetime, but I'm sure in a hundred years or so we'll get there. Just think of how great it will be to, for the .001% of people that have all the money.

Vulcan · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2005, 08:50:24 AM »

The slide against outsourcing offshore is already begginning, and its not because of local labour concerns, its security issues. We're already seeing that cheap labour can be brought easily... and that often means companies are at risk of violating privacy laws, and running afoul of the Sarbanes Oxley act.

oboe · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2005, 09:23:02 AM »

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Originally posted by Staga
There was a time when companies took care of their employees; old factory owners realized that by taking care of his workers he also built better future for himself; employees were tied to company and were able to buy products from company shops, took their children to the company's schools to be educated and quite often childrens did return to work for the company as engineers (two, maybe three generations from same family working for same company), took the sicks to the hospital runned by company, had weddings and funerals in church owned by the company and basically lived their lives tied to the company.
It was wise decision in long run thought the times have changed and competition is hard.
Kinda shame.

I think in some industries (coal mining?) the US had practices like this, too, but it struck me more along the lines of economic slavery. The companies paid bare minimum wages but provided employees with housing, a general store, medical services, etc. At the end of the month, often the workers owed more to the company than they made in wages. It was one of the factors in unions rise to importance. I don't think many people who lived through it look back on it with fond rememberance...

Zakhal · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2005, 12:35:52 PM »

Where can I get this cheap labor? Ill create thousand pizza&cleaning companies and take over the world.

1.Outsourcing
2.xxxxxxx
3.Profit

I also have this idea of creating pizzacode shops. Fill it with highly educated indians who work code 24/7 for almost free. Shop is open all night and day and code is delivered in a cdrom inside a pizza-box. If you order atleast two codes you also get a free delivery.