I live here in SoCal and worked for a company that made equipment for commercial aircraft. The commercial airline industry has been hit hard since last fall for obvious reasons. Up until the time I was laid off the company informed us that they were going to bring a company from India to help with development ( both hardware and software ). The management, with a straight face I might add, informed the staff they were bringing in the company from India to help finish out existing contracts so that "we" could start working on the new product(s). During the meeting a "resource" ( that is what they called their personnel ) made a "sign" then the irate management type actually had the balls to actually accused us of jeopardizing his company and his job. In addition, if we didn't want to follow their migration path that we should find other work. What a great example of double standards. We should worry about their jobs and bonuses while not complaining they are bringing in outsourcing to train and replace our positions.
So once the events of last fall occurred rumors started running around like mad men that layoffs were imminent. So as rumors were flowing like monthly "aunt flow" they were bringing in the company from India to train and learn our systems. Once the layoff package came down, which I was part of, more and more personnel were brought in. I have kept in contact with my colleagues and have found out that most of the projects they were working on were taking away from them and assigned to the India company. In addition, they are not only working on existing products/projects they are now starting to play key rolls in the development of new products/projects. I really do feel sorry for my colleagues, but I really do hope they new direction brings down the company.
As a side note, the management was complaining that the bids being submitted from India was too high and were close to the bids that would have been submitted internally.
So far in my venture to find another job most of the position that I have found so far deal with Embedded work and not so much application development. I am not sure that embedded developers will fall off the radar screen. Right now the DOD is picking up more than the other markets, at least from what I have seen.
I have had numerous discussions with my friends about the American engineering person. With the apparently massive shift to offshore development, especially with larger corporation, we have concluded that the American engineering with become another class of the American Auto worker. Sure, there still are American auto workers, but they don't command the presence they once did. The glory days have past.
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I live here in SoCal and worked for a company that made equipment for commercial aircraft. The commercial airline industry has been hit hard since last fall for obvious reasons. Up until the time I was laid off the company informed us that they were going to bring a company from India to help with development ( both hardware and software ). The management, with a straight face I might add, informed the staff they were bringing in the company from India to help finish out existing contracts so that "we" could start working on the new product(s). During the meeting a "resource" ( that is what they called their personnel ) made a "sign" then the irate management type actually had the balls to actually accused us of jeopardizing his company and his job. In addition, if we didn't want to follow their migration path that we should find other work. What a great example of double standards. We should worry about their jobs and bonuses while not complaining they are bringing in outsourcing to train and replace our positions.
So once the events of last fall occurred rumors started running around like mad men that layoffs were imminent. So as rumors were flowing like monthly "aunt flow" they were bringing in the company from India to train and learn our systems. Once the layoff package came down, which I was part of, more and more personnel were brought in. I have kept in contact with my colleagues and have found out that most of the projects they were working on were taking away from them and assigned to the India company. In addition, they are not only working on existing products/projects they are now starting to play key rolls in the development of new products/projects. I really do feel sorry for my colleagues, but I really do hope they new direction brings down the company.
As a side note, the management was complaining that the bids being submitted from India was too high and were close to the bids that would have been submitted internally.
So far in my venture to find another job most of the position that I have found so far deal with Embedded work and not so much application development. I am not sure that embedded developers will fall off the radar screen. Right now the DOD is picking up more than the other markets, at least from what I have seen.
I have had numerous discussions with my friends about the American engineering person. With the apparently massive shift to offshore development, especially with larger corporation, we have concluded that the American engineering with become another class of the American Auto worker. Sure, there still are American auto workers, but they don't command the presence they once did. The glory days have past.