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Surviving Outsourcing?

Posted by kdawson on from the frying-pans-and-fires dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As some of you may know, HP is negotiating with DPWN, parent company of DHL, to take on outsourced parts of DPWN's global IT Services business unit. As a worker in that business unit, I and my colleagues are part of what HP is negotiating for. I moved into my current position fresh out of university and so far haven't experienced corporate shake-ups or outsourcing initiatives. I enjoy my work and the opportunities that go with it, which is why this announcement was so distressing to me at first. Then I began hearing about the opportunities HP has internally. If you've been through a similar experience, what advice would you give for someone being outsourced? Should I 'ride the wave' and join the new company and culture, or dust off the old CV/resume?"

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  1. India or Bust! by feedayeen · · Score: 5, Funny

    You could move to India, the land of opportunity.

  2. I work for DHL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know who you are, now stop posting to Slashdot and fix my printer. No wonder you're being outsourced =P

  3. There's always a killing spree!!! by tjstork · · Score: 1, Funny

    But don't do something with guns, otherwise, liberals and weak old ladies will get bent out of shape and vote to ban them. Bring swords to work and maybe a bunch of slings and big rocks.

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  4. Re:Been there - Survived that by Nursie · · Score: 3, Funny

    "UK where TUPE regulations protect employees' packages when transferring to a new company"

    I'm certainly glad my package is protected, otherwise new managers could be real ball-breakers :)