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IBM Moving Developer Jobs Overseas

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unionize-now-while-you-have-the-chance dept.

helixcode123 writes "According to the New York Times (also on Yahoo News), IBM is planning on moving a substantial number of high level jobs overseas to 'India and other countries.' IBM argues, in essence, that they need to do this to stay competitive. The article quotes that Forrester Research '...estimated that 450,000 computer industry jobs could be transferred abroad in the next 12 years, representing 8 percent of the nation's computer jobs.'"

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  1. Yeah poverty, I can't wait by hawkbug · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, this all relates to the Government's plan to continually screw the working class over and make the CEO's even richer:

    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10595

  2. Re:I have a plan... by Computer! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I really can't feel too sorry for people who lived outside of their means, and now lost their job, without having sufficient savings or sufficient skills to find a new one.

    It's coldhearted bastards like you that make the world worse. Hurry up and die.

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    If you fall off a building, go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will be like hey, free dummy
  3. Oh, That's Fine... by Greyfox · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I can offset the reduction in my salary by buying inexpensive foreign-produced goods.

    See how this game works?

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    I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?