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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:55 AM Original message |
Top Indian CEO: Most American Grads Are ‘Unemployable’ |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Then how about you just fire the idiots who won't learn. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
24. and it is easier to fire workers in America |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #24 |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. He's wrong. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
70. Braindead, certainly... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
100. Well, you sure convinced me. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #100 |
101. Very biased, I presume. See Post #14. n/t |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #101 |
111. No, I just clicked on the post above expecting an explanation of *why* he's wrong. |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #100 |
120. I suppose his actual experience in promoting his particular brand of bullshit for money counts. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. How come all that IT help I get on the phone |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Those are just IT monkeys. They need zero education |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
181. I work with the so-called educated ones |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. He spends little time to train them. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. They are not IT workers, they are poorly paid, generally unskilled,call center workers. |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #46 |
57. I work for a tech support call center near Louisville and you nailed it. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I understand completely. This is what "our leaders" won't talk about. |
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Eric Condon (761 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You're completely on point about the managers. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
150. Shhh....there is no "wage slavery" in the United States. |
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rapturedbyrobots (364 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
149. sorry |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
139. Didn't Microsoft outsource a lot of Shitsa (Vista) to India? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #139 |
182. Well, something happened between XP (2001), Longhorn (2001-2003) and Vista (2003-2006...) |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. i think what he doesnt state, is that indian undergrad students go straight into grad |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. Having lost my IT job to outsourcing just this week... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Yes it's a business tool. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. I'm a Six Sigma "green belt" |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. I've never seen Six Sigma applied to IT |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. My employer tried mightily to apply it to everything |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. Did your boss look anything like this guy? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. What?!?! Six Sigma is heavily used in some wings of IT |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
128. They use Six Sigma right here... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
6. Damn uppity Americans! ... Who the hell do they think they are? |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
7. OMG AMERICANS WANT TO MAKE MONEY! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:45 PM Original message |
+1. What he said was unacceptable. Does he work for Microsoft? |
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Qot (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. Oh no, American college grads refuse to be exploited |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
83. Maybe that's why we're dumb |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
9. BS. I'll take those American grads over any of those foriegn yes-men |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
89. I'm sure the HS kids are great, but please consider that there are many older |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
98. Good point. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. Agreed, but I'd rather do what I like and am good at than what I'm forced to do |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #103 |
122. Don't even get me started on these RAD tools.... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #122 |
145. And that's who they hire, anyone wannabes that will take shit for no money. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #145 |
148. App development (both forms and web)... |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
10. Are they building these places in the U.S. and THEN not hiring Americans? |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. It is the guiding principle of Indian IT |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. +1 |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. So they are building in America and then hiring H1B visa workers? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
84. Maybe Vineet has a point, |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 06:10 AM Response to Reply #22 |
162. As I posted in another thread |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. oooh oooh oooh! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
87. This is a very big part of the problem. n/t |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. Wipro (Indian IT Co) finds fewer than 25% of Indian grads employable: |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #14 |
35. +1 |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
69. +100 |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #69 |
80. +100? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
90. +10 n/t |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
15. Whining about employability then mentioning Six Sigma |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. MBAspeak. Great for industries where it actually works but not elsewhere. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Six Sigma is a great scam |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. As a PM that is why I don't have it. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. +1 |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Yup, I went to a SharePoint Boot Camp class recently |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
64. Thank you for the info on the Sharepoint Boot Camp. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #64 |
91. I (briefly) worked for Harris Corporation about a year ago while I was between jobs |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
76. If you just read the book you're gold. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
42. GWB has an MBA. Nuff said. nt |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. So do I. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #51 |
94. I'm no MBA but I'm a yellow-belt. I doubt I'll move on to their other colors. nt |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Meh...6 Sigma is rather useless to me. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
114. Please don't forget... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
28. LOL!! |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. We'll send an H1B to replace it as soon as I can train them on how to plug in a USB device |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. BS. (nt) |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
18. Six sigma? seriously? |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. Most American Grads Are ‘Unemployable’ at slave labor wages |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
26. i'll be thinking of Vineet |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. but this is a perfect example of the game being won |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. oh, i've already gotten "the specs were unclear" |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
75. I spent a good portion of my life cleaning up the shit left by Indian developers |
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rufus dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
27. Oh this is going to be a rant |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
72. I once was responsible for reviewing Resume's while at Intel |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
40. In my limited experience - the students from the top schools in India |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. See Post #14. Should enlighten you. n/t |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. Very true |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. TQM, bs mgmt fad? |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. New name--same process |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
53. agree with you. And yeah, Six Sigma is total bs. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #53 |
61. At a prominent Atlanta university |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #61 |
92. You can substitute any tool certification program in that statement. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
43. "preoccupied with getting rich" == unwilling to work for a 3rd world wage |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
45. Sir, please shutdown your call centers and send the work anywhere but India and so it is... |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
48. Whatever. |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
49. Too bad Americans weren't born with a caste system mentality |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. India IT culture is "Git er' done" mentality.... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #50 |
68. Vista pushed me into Mac territory to be sure... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
52. Asshole! |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. Using "tools" and memorizing methodologies IS NOT "IT"! |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. +1 |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Thanks, glad somebody read it. Here's another kick for a thread that might |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
74. Not true, Once they get in, you only get the appearance of obedience |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. There are many great developers from everywhere and there are many more terrible |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #56 |
93. Bingo. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #93 |
107. People would be shocked to know how many times this story |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #107 |
138. And yet people will still gripe about how crappy their software is. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #56 |
141. Tell me about it. I was a Systems Programmer back when we actually wrote SYSTEMS CODE. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #141 |
146. Oh, TahitiNut. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #141 |
163. OMG, a paleo-geek! I am in awe. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #163 |
165. Yup. I was "in" on the development of Ethernet, too. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
60. if I could find India on a map, I'd go kick his ass |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. It's on the island of Hispaniola |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. If you are looking for a weekend flick to watch... |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #73 |
81. I agree, "Outsourced" was a lot of fun. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
65. Bullshit. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
66. Vineet, |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
71. Americans too expensive to train! Wow. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #71 |
96. Nope, those of us with that have that are too old, too expensive, too sick, whatever. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
77. Hey Vineet, do you do your work to make money? Can you understand the idea that your boss wants to |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
78. One person's living progressive wage and full health benefits is another person's "rich" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. In the end, Ballmer (money-making, 'survival of the fittest') will be rich and the rest of the world |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. Rich doesn't necessarily mean "Healthy" or "Well Fed" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. Well, in order to obtain a rich, rewarding, and meaningful life, we need money. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #82 |
102. Or "wise" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
88. Take a Look At Twitter. Everyone Wants to Be Fucking Richard Branson |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
97. Translation from CEO-speak: |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Bingo! n/t |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
104. Wow |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Get a fucking life. |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. Yep |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Speaks Volumes..... n/t |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:20 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. Enjoy your stay, the pizza's on the way. n/t |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. hhahahahaha, no, wait - Pft, I can't take it!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #104 |
112. Deleted message |
One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. back atcha |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. when are you going to follow your own advice? n/t |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Fair enough |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #104 |
118. Not stacking up. |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #118 |
136. Yea |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. How is the wage of an Indian in line with the cost of living in the USA? |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. You're right |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #104 |
125. Ha ha ha! "Totally unwilling to pursue new methods" You mean ... |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Yeah that'll work |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. Sorry, slavery is not for me. Some people would accept it. I rather face extintion nt |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
134. say hello |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #134 |
157. skilled work for $7/hr without complaint = "laying down". |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #125 |
175. Nice response. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:26 PM Response to Reply #104 |
126. Lighten up, Francis. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #104 |
130. Deleted message |
OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. +1 n/t |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. again |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:59 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. There's nothing to add.. |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. got IT? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #137 |
143. Is that you, Vineet? n/t |
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Azlady (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #133 |
147. Please explain what.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. Deleted message |
notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #104 |
155. And just what would you like on your pizza? |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:39 AM Response to Reply #104 |
160. Why not talk about something you have a clue about? |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #160 |
169. Nothing new |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #104 |
174. "Pat, I'll try to take a clue for $500". |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #104 |
178. To lose is to win and he who wins shall lose. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
113. Translation: They want a fair wage |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. Agreed |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #116 |
121. This approach was tried in NAFTA |
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One of Many (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Thousands of light bulbs that didn't work |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:51 PM Response to Reply #123 |
156. Why not pressure them to raise costs instead |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 04:07 AM Response to Reply #123 |
159. Nice try |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
124. I Traveled To India Last Year To Hire Programmers/DBAs |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #124 |
170. Bingo. Low cost and extremely mediocre. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
151. Sounds like a bigot/racist/prejudiced person |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
152. Every education system has its flaws |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:52 AM Response to Reply #152 |
161. There is no flaw in the educational system with regards to IT |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
153. Fact: Most CEO's are assholes |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #153 |
164. Most CEOs are overpaid and overglorified bureaucrats. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-04-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
154. we hard the same bullshit a decade adn half ago from japan. n/t |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 03:19 AM Response to Original message |
158. In other words, we demand fair pay. |
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Dob Bole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
166. My last job was doing Tech Support for $7.50 an hour... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #166 |
176. I've been in tech support. Give that to anybody else who wants it: |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
167. And the Obama administration refuses to renegotiate trade agreements |
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EricSmith (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
168. It is India, Inc typical MO. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #168 |
173. Don't worry, he too will change his statements when he realizes it's about sticker costs only |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-05-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
171. "Too expensive to train" = |
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Omar4Dems (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
172. Sadly, he may be right |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
177. Meh... |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
179. he lies. The lies fill his pockets with $. The US CEO's play along because the labor is cheap. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
180. as someone who has to work with offshore "Indian grads" |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-08-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #180 |
183. Amen to that |
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