| Computer Jobs At Home In India | | | | This is because the planning, review, system testing |
| "Outsourcing" has become a bad word in the United | | | | can be done here, corrections requested and sent to |
| States. Many of our citizens have had to change | | | | India, who programs them "overnight" and we have the |
| careers, because the types of jobs they used to hold | | | | changes first thing in the morning in the United States. |
| are now being performed outside the country for a | | | | The most important reason all outsourcing is done by |
| much lower cost to their former companies. Computer | | | | American companies is simply cost. Indian workers |
| Jobs At Home In India | | | | make far less than Americans. Programmers here can |
| This has helped to fuel the political fires here and the | | | | start out of college making over $50,000 annually. An |
| current administration has been charged with declaring | | | | experienced programmer in India will make the |
| "war" on the middle class. In siding with the | | | | equivalent of about $10,000 annually. The cost |
| corporations in favor of profits over citizens, they have | | | | difference is less spectacular in the call center |
| lost favor with the people. Personal pocketbooks and | | | | workers, but it's still substantial. Since business is driven |
| bank account sizes belie the administration's assertion | | | | by the bottom line, many inconveniences are tolerated |
| that the economy is strong. The facts say the amount | | | | to gain this distinct financial advantage. |
| of people under the poverty level has grown, so the | | | | A television show called "30 Days" told the story of an |
| rich must be getting richer. | | | | American programmer who lost his job to outsourcing |
| America's loss is India's gain, when it comes to two | | | | and traveled to India to get it back. There he found |
| types of commonly outsourced jobs - programmers | | | | these two industries, programming and call center |
| and call center employees. The latter is familiar to | | | | work, to be very prevalent. Many different Indian firms |
| most of us who have had to call in to our credit card | | | | were contracting out to U.S. companies. What really |
| company customer service, software support centers, | | | | surprised him was the relative professional standing |
| or catalog ordering numbers. It seems most of these | | | | between the Indian workers performing them. In India, it |
| jobs have been outsourced to Indian firms. Although | | | | is the call center worker who is more highly respected |
| the language barrier can sometimes pose minor | | | | and highly paid! This particular programmer ended up |
| difficulties, there really is no reason anymore why | | | | going for a call center job, where he had to prove how |
| people all across the globe can't service the | | | | well he could act and sound American! |
| customers of any nation. Technology makes it all | | | | So is outsourcing fair? And what will be the result of |
| possible today. | | | | shipping all these jobs overseas? The U.S. government |
| Computer programming is another profession that is | | | | allowed this to happen; can they do anything to stop it? |
| heavily outsourced to Indian firms. India has worked in | | | | Should they? Is this, as some people say, a selling out |
| computer programming. Many of the United States' | | | | of the middle class? What do the unemployment rates |
| largest companies outsource their programming jobs | | | | mean, if a large percentage of the employed are |
| to Indian firms with great success. This takes several | | | | making substantially less than they used to before their |
| forms. Sometimes the U.S. company plans and | | | | jobs were outsourced? These are highly debated |
| administers the project closely. Other times the Indian | | | | questions and hot political topics these days. Financial |
| firm takes on all the planning and project management | | | | globalization is still in its infancy and these questions will |
| duties as well as the programming. One advantage is | | | | continue to challenge us to find the best solution for |
| overall project speed. Computer Jobs At Home In India | | | | everyone. |