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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. hope for nuclear war there by Thinkit3 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I think bangladore is what you want hit. Well, don't vote for leaders who want to intervene...you want maximum casualties in India. Dead people don't code.

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    -Libertarian secular transhumanist
  2. 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

  3. Hmm, not a bad idea... by dasmegabyte · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I mean, it's the same work right? No cultural differences? No possibility of communication mishaps, no language barrier.

    I mean, shit, why not move all our work over there? It's so cheap! Move everything! Indian HR departments, Indian marketting teams, Indian accountants. Indian CEOs! They're just as good as our American CEOs, only slightly more brown and they'll work for pennies on the dollar!

    And since all the work is being sent to India, why not move distribution and sales over there too? Uproot all of our walmarts and jc pennys and move them to downtown Calcutta! That's where all the money's gonna be, so we'll save so much by not converting currencies.

    Feh. I bust my ass every day for American small business, and IBM has to go and pull some bullshit like this. Sometimes I think corporations are the only evil force left in the world. I mean, at least terrorists are fighting for what they think is a noble cause. IBM is destroying people's livelihood for a tiny percentage increase in investor ROI.

    Remember this shit before you vote republican in 04.

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  4. FUCK YOU GEEKS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Finally you'll find out how worthless your pathetic Linux skills are. The days when a fucking worthless internet plumber (read: programmer) was a hero are finally OVER!

  5. 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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  6. 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?

  7. Re:I have a plan... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    fuck you, asshole...just wait til the white, working people of this country take America back from you shyster Jews and libertopians and other assorted globalist trash

    Ever read The Turner Diaries?