tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post7237807779598014009..comments2024-02-20T09:21:02.840-05:00Comments on Roses Are Read: Outsourcing!Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04718940729278446028noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-37717378065621064342008-08-17T13:45:00.000-04:002008-08-17T13:45:00.000-04:00I work at a power plant, and the staff at these fa...I work at a power plant, and the staff at these facilities cannot be outsourced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-79720905198339866302008-08-17T13:47:00.000-04:002008-08-17T13:47:00.000-04:00I don't believe outsourcing will be stopped until ...I don't believe outsourcing will be stopped until the government starts giving tax incentives to manufaucturers for hiring American workers and/or making it illegal to outsource, like all the other countries do.<br><br>I would like to see the media outsourced because most of the media here have their heads firmly buried in the asses of those who bring the highest ratings (i.e. advertising income). The art of journalism is at an all time low.<br><br>JimmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-30558273631163459822008-08-17T14:03:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:03:00.000-04:00well said... I can identify with the anguish of th...well said... I can identify with the anguish of the telephone prompts... nothing more aggravating... and like you said.. on the other end someone you can't even understand... I think they should have to push buttons that say if "to speak English" press 1..... have a good week...enjoy your day.<br>Kelly~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-11049722484868087602008-08-17T14:16:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:16:00.000-04:00O i KNOW those phones from outsourcing it and the...O i KNOW those phones from outsourcing it and the foreigners drive me nuts i hate going thru the "press" buttons and then speaking to a foreigner who i can't understand, and is usually rude, demanding and just plain not cooperative i pray they make outsourcing illegal one day it's costing US americans too much....i also pray that the U.S. Mail carriers last forever there's something about the mail woman or mail man coming to your door that personalizes (of course i'm biased, i'm a retired mail carrier...lol)~kbearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-7118269257947551912008-08-17T14:32:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:32:00.000-04:00I hate talking on the phone to some customer servi...I hate talking on the phone to some customer service rep from another country. I think India is the worst! <br>MissieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-44953177887604876622008-08-17T14:42:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:42:00.000-04:00Hi Rose,I agree, there is nothing as annoying as o...Hi Rose,<br><br>I agree, there is nothing as annoying as our inability to speak witha person. PalmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-79684172388419699322008-08-17T14:52:00.000-04:002008-08-17T14:52:00.000-04:00Right now, I am working on a newborn's quilt. ...Right now, I am working on a newborn's quilt. Yes, you can go to the store and buy a machine-made baby quilt from China. But there is nothing like a handmade quilt, sewn with love.<br>Last Friday, Mark went to pick up the Challah for Supper. Sure, there are bread making machines, but they can never replace the goodies that comes from a bakery or from mummie's oven.<br>LainiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-38153733580554474292008-08-17T15:03:00.000-04:002008-08-17T15:03:00.000-04:00I am in agreement with you. As a former legal sec...I am in agreement with you. As a former legal secretary myself I so understand the paper trail!! I hate outsourcing because all they are doing is looking at a computer screen without all the details....hands on is always the way to go! Start at the source not the outsource! for there will be the real information. Computers won't put out fires or stop a burglar on foot; nor will they cut our hair properly or paint our nails. Thank GOD for the working public!!<br>Have a great week!!<br>SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-62257579436662415632008-08-17T15:41:00.000-04:002008-08-17T15:41:00.000-04:00Totally agree with your comments Rose~ I DO NOT wa...Totally agree with your comments Rose~ I DO NOT want to push 1 for English, I want to push nothing and hold waiting for someone to answer my call and speak ENGLISH without such a heavy accent that they cannot be understood. How many people have you spoken to that say, "This is John or Mary" in India? It's outrageous and just plain silly. <br><br>It's sad that this great Country of ours has people living at the poverty level and our Government condemns other nations for not taking care of their own. Start at home Washington!<br><br>Okay, down off my sopabox, I will not even get started how our social security is given away now ~ will I?<br><br>Love alli. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-87664554696274264652008-08-17T17:12:00.000-04:002008-08-17T17:12:00.000-04:00It is the same over here and has been for years. ...It is the same over here and has been for years. But even if you are not talking to someone overseas it is the same. Press 1 for this etc. you do that then get another load of questions and another number to press. I tear my hair out sometimes. As for jobs that will always be essential and will never disappear - undertakers. The dead will always have to be taken care of in one way or another.<br>Great entry.<br><br>http://journals.aol.co.uk/jeanno43/JeannettesJottings/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-14325202259557737952008-08-17T17:13:00.000-04:002008-08-17T17:13:00.000-04:00P.S. I used to be a legal secretary.http://journal...P.S. I used to be a legal secretary.<br><br>http://journals.aol.co.uk/jeanno43/JeannettesJottings/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-80089167589170124742008-08-18T12:41:00.000-04:002008-08-18T12:41:00.000-04:00Just stopping by to say thank you for the congrats...Just stopping by to say thank you for the congrats. I enjoyed your journal and will be back again. A job that cannot be outsourced??? being a mom. <br>'On Ya' - ma<br>http://journals.aol.com/marainey1/GoodMorningSunshine/aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-50705779968734522142008-08-18T18:02:00.000-04:002008-08-18T18:02:00.000-04:00Good entry Rose. The reason for outsourcing and j...Good entry Rose. The reason for outsourcing and job cuts is a nasty poison called MSV = Maximizing Shareholder Value. Many corporations put that on the top of the pile, underneath product and service, customers and labor. By raising prices and cutting costs they can make the stock more atractive for investors, hence more money in the pocket. Foreign labor is cheaper. Temp workers don't require insurance, vacations and sick days. Collective bargaining just gets in the way.<br><br>And some of the jobs you mention will be done outside. Having worked for a large corporate law firm for a while I saw that it was usual for the attorneys to write the documents and then send them to Hong Kong to by finished. The secretary in China had the same knowledge as the one in New York but was paid a lot less.<br><br>Witht the increased improvements in video techonolgy, robotics and satellite communications patients will be diagnosed, prescribed for and even operated on by physicians in another part of the world. I know it sounds like Star Trek, but it is in our future.<br><br>And you probably won't be followed by a police car but by a sattelite camera.<br><br> DBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-86040019207676682622008-08-21T15:48:00.000-04:002008-08-21T15:48:00.000-04:00I understand the reasons for outsourcing but that ...I understand the reasons for outsourcing but that doesn't make me<br>like it . Whenever I have a problem with my Dell computer I have<br>to mentaly get myself ready to deal with the people in India.<br>Janice<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-34399478317088356832008-08-22T17:28:00.000-04:002008-08-22T17:28:00.000-04:00Hi Rose! I came over to thank you for the congratu...Hi Rose! <br><br>I came over to thank you for the congratulations left on my journal. I had NO idea that I was a Guest Editor's Pick!!!! Imagine my surprise. Thank you again and I hope to speak with you again.<br><br>Another RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-64882213036068303762008-08-22T20:26:00.000-04:002008-08-22T20:26:00.000-04:00Hi Rose,Thanks so much for stopping by to leave a ...Hi Rose,<br>Thanks so much for stopping by to leave a comment today. I was surprised to come home and discover I was one of Guest Editor Deb's picks today! <br>Martha ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901847648242872428.post-7128295933948812502008-08-27T19:23:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:23:00.000-04:00It wasn't outsourcing, rather technology that effe...It wasn't outsourcing, rather technology that effected my former job. I worked for over 14 years as a printer in a small printing business. These days people send reports via email or the internet, so they don't need a dozen copies of anything. With computers and printers so many people just use their own computers at home. It's a rare occasion to see a business still using templates and apply ink in wells by hand to print a few hundred copies of anything. The only ones who survive are the big conglomerate companies who still do wedding invitations or letterheads. These companies do it easily with printers who generate the images and work from computerized versions of what I used to do. <br><br>As for the companies who use outsourcing for an answering service. It would be highly impossible for me to use these services with a Relay operator (my means of phoning being deaf). So it's just one more way of cutting me off at the knees. Some of these companies keep you on the phone for way too long to logically expect a relay operator to interpret for me. (Hugs)Indigo<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com