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JMadison · 02-03-2009, 06:33 PM

IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India -- InformationWeek

Discuss among yourselves. (LOL!)

TNKY · 02-03-2009, 06:45 PM

What a great idea. Warm weather and exotic food! Can't get those in good ol' America. Great sales pitch. Wish I was onboard

, not.

Coolhand68 · 02-04-2009, 11:11 AM

Folks at Harmon Kardon in NY are losing their jobs to India as well. Any company that moves its operations to India or some other third world hole should be boycotted. Ever try calling the customer service for Dell when you have a problem? It's a waste of time.

ZugZub · 02-04-2009, 11:18 AM

You know what? Why not? It's better than just throwing people to the wolves. It would do a lot of Americans some good to get out and absorb some culture from other countries. If a person were single, this could be a fun change of pace for a few years. Be a bit more difficult for a family, but whatever.

Why not?

tablemtn · 02-04-2009, 11:26 AM

At least the health care would be a lot more affordable.

GregW · 02-04-2009, 11:32 AM

IMHO any company that moves operations or production offshore should pay tariffs high enough to eradicate any savings.

ZugZub · 02-04-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GregW

IMHO any company that moves operations or production offshore should pay tariffs high enough to eradicate any savings.

Be prepared to shove more companies underwater then.

Bella52 · 02-04-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ZugZub

You know what? Why not? It's better than just throwing people to the wolves. It would do a lot of Americans some good to get out and absorb some culture from other countries. If a person were single, this could be a fun change of pace for a few years. Be a bit more difficult for a family, but whatever.

Why not?

Don't think I would want to be in a third world country that stinks like sh&&

Sanitation, hygiene, pollution and their tap water is unfit for human consumption. Should I go on

tablemtn · 02-04-2009, 11:36 AM

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Sanitation, hygiene, pollution and their tap water is unfit for human consumption.

You wouldn't be living in a local slum; you'd be living in either expat housing or an upper-middle-class neighborhood.

JDTD · 02-04-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Coolhand68

Folks at Harmon Kardon in NY are losing their jobs to India as well. Any company that moves its operations to India or some other third world hole should be boycotted. Ever try calling the customer service for Dell when you have a problem? It's a waste of time.

I fully agree.

And everyone wonders "What's going on????" like it's a big shocker.