I watched a rather disturbing NOW with Bill Moyers episode on PBS tonight addressing the topic of exporting service-oriented jobs along with DEVELOPER jobs to places like India. One figure mentioned was an annual salary comparison of an average $66,000 for a US developer compared to something like $10,000 for a developer in India. The real world interviews with technical people out of work because of their jobs being exported really hit home. Also shown was an excerpt from a memo by a "Senior Microsoft VP" which said something to the effect "look for areas to move offshore now!"
Because it is perceived as a dirty secret by corporations who move these jobs offshore, the piece discussed how larger corps are contracting outsourcers to take over a function but whose real intention is to eliminate those jobs and replace them with workers offshore.
Below is the listing from tvguide.com. The show is being re-broadcast tomorrow and Sunday.
| 9:00 PM |
Channel 6 WETK |
Friday, 29 | |
NOW with Bill Moyers
60 min.
Topics include the “exporting” of white-collar U.S. jobs in such fields as technology and financial services to such countries as India. | |