Lowering the Odds of Being Outsourced

Lam1969 writes "Computerworld points to a study by the Society for Information Management, which concludes that the best thing young IT workers can do to avoid being outsourced is beef up their management skills. The article quotes Thomas Tanaka, a recent computer engineering graduate, describing a recent job interview: 'While the Santa Clara, Calif., resident has generally been looking for entry-level software jobs with IT vendors, he recently had an interview with a financial firm looking to fill an in-house IT position. That's where his lack of business background was exposed.'"

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Be well rounded.

[Be Well Rounded]

Check.

Three steps to job security

[wowbagger]

• Rohypnol in the boss's drink: $50
• 1 goat - $100
• Instant camera with film: $25
• Eternal employment: Priceless

Some things in life are free. For everything else, there's extortion.

What happens when engineers go managing

[moochfish]

"Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"

Re:So the best way to avoid being outsourced IT?

[Chris Burke]

About TFA, the solution seems more like jumping from a sinking ship to one with termites eating at a wooden hull.

Which is a better than jumping to a ship with termites eating at a metal hull, because those would be some tough termites.