outsourcing

[josetom]

prepress buddies,I am a hardcore prepress pro.Trying to get some contracts from abroad,but really hard for a newcomer even with capability.Wants to handle jobs of int'l standards.Anyone out there interested in assigning contracts of hiend scanning,excellent colour correction/retouching,artwork,designing,print production, or wants special products like diaries,ecofriendly paper bags,paper cups,stars etc.

Do send feedbacks.Bye for now.

[DCurry]

I truly mean you no offense, but I think that our country is already sending more than enough American jobs to India.

[SlaveToTheMan]

Yeah, agreed. I realize this forum is comprised of professionals from several countries, but this request seems a little badly timed, dontcha think? :?

Sheesh, and to think I almost jumped into the IT field a few years ago trying to get that Big Payoff. I'd like to hope that prepress is safe for at least a little while longer before we're edangered like the dotcom folks. :wink:

[LadIndy]

I agree. Bad timing. We're worried enough about our jobs here in the States. We're really having a bad time of it, what with the combination of the lousy economy and the continual evolving of computers replacing people in our industry. I agree that we are all becoming a global economy, but if we continue to outsource our good jobs to others, we won't be making any money here to buy the goods and services that others are producing via outsourcing and then where will we be? If we live here, then we need to work here and spend our hard earned money here to keep everything going around!

[Bart]

Nothing like a bit of reverse competition to make the Yanks scream 'it's not fair'. Come on chaps - you're big enough to look after yourselves. And remember if you can't beat them, you can always stick a tarriff on it!

Sorry, couldn't resist it! :twisted:

[SlaveToTheMan]

As I stated, I'm well aware that this forum is populated by folks from many countries, quite possibly the majority being outside the States. My point was, in a time when we're seeing an alarming number of high tech jobs leaving our cities, this poster (and I believe it's just a spam post & they will never return anyway) should still have considered the backlash that may have resulted.

He's lucky, in some of the other "less tolerant" boards I frequent this would have become a multi-page flame war in a matter of hours! Good thing cooler heads prevail here eh? :wink:

And remember if you can't beat them, you can always stick a tarriff on it!

lmao, good one! :lol:

[DCurry]

Originally Posted by Bart

Nothing like a bit of reverse competition to make the Yanks scream 'it's not fair'. Come on chaps - you're big enough to look after yourselves.

Who said that it's not fair?

[Peon]

Sorry I don't have a cool head.

Josetom;
Why don't you just worry about printing stuff in your own country and stop depending on everybody else to bail you out? I know that's what your country is accustomed to but maybe you can start a new trend.

And Bart, as far as us taking care of ourselves I think us "chaps" have kicked enough ass over the years that we have proven we can take care of ourselves. :x :x

[jim_t]

Originally Posted by Bart

Nothing like a bit of reverse competition to make the Yanks scream 'it's not fair'. Come on chaps - you're big enough to look after yourselves. And remember if you can't beat them, you can always stick a tarriff on it!

Sorry, couldn't resist it! :twisted:

Hmmmm considering that a great many countries depend on OUR money to make THEIR world go around and then come here to get the best education to take back to train and educate their people, I think your comment only echos what some of us here in the US are thinking more and more......we should take care of ourselves first then other countries. Oh and not too worry too much about that tarriff as we can always "beat" whatever obstacles are set before us. Damn if i didnt know better I'd think you were from France.......If it wasn't for us you'd be speaking German right about now..........

[Bart]

Seems I hit a bit of a raw nerve again. I don't want to start a flame but if there wasn't something in it for US, then you wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

I am a great believer in 'the market'. It decides everything and should be left without hindrance or state intervention. Unfortunately the US props up too many inefficient industries with tariffs and subsidies that means that goods are not sold on the world market at their market value. The taxpayers end up paying twice - the subsidy and the inflated price - so as always it is the man on the street who suffers.

It is my impression that Americans relocate to a new state at a moments notice to find work. Yet they would never consider moving to India. Why not? The wages might be next to nothing but so is the cost of living. You'd never have to do housework again - a real incentive if you ever needed one!

And don't give me that 'war' shit. I have never had that opinion labeled on me before and I don't intend to start now. To turn it back, if it wasn't for Europe, America would still be populated by red indians. But you guys never seem to remember that when you were supporting c*nts like the IRA several years back.

At the end of the day it is Americans (the bosses and Wall Street) who decide to outsource work to India. If it wasn't worth it financially then you wouldn't have to worry about it because it wouldn't happen.

Good website to share your frustrations is www.yourjobisgoingtoindia.com take them over there and leave me out of it.

Oh Monday mornings - don't you just love them!