A little background. Last Tuesday my employment, with a major computer company to remain nameless, was severed. I have no hard feelings toward my former employer and would rehire there if the opportunity arrived. Those of us who got "the package" are the lucky ones. We get a paid vacation to look for jobs. I mean, I'm blogging while some of my former co-workers are suffering on the wheel of pain.
So, now that I have all this time, I'm going to get my thoughts, feelings, emotions out there. So, this entry I'd like to talk about this e-mail I just got. I've seen it before, and you likely have too. It's called outsourcing (attached below). Now I find this whole chain cleverly funny, and in my current situation even more so. Essentially, my job went to India.
But really, how many of the jobs listed below are "good paying" jobs? And even so, how many of the products listed would Americans want to pay premium prices for? Americans need to learn how to compete in the world market rather than complain that they don't make enough money sitting on their assets all day.
I imagine that I made a lot more money than my India partners did to do the same job. Is it fair to pay them less to do the same job? Is it fair to pay me more simply because I happened to be born and raised in the geographic location of America? Now it becomes problematic because our economy will likely implode soon as a result of increased outsourcing, over indulgence , and an incessant need for cheap toys. But that's a different post all together.
Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am. While his coffeepot ( MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA ) , designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet( MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO ) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car ( MADE IN GERMANY) filled it with GAS from Saudi Arabia and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JO B. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his Computer (Made In Malaysia)(with tech support in INDIA) , Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE! IN BRAZIL ) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN France!!) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in
AM E R I C A.....
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