Riddle me this...

Posted By: Me on 2009-08-29
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Please read carefully...

For all those who are adamant not to work for a company who offshores I have a simple question: Do you shop at Walmart? Go to Disney World?

Because if you answer yes to either question, whether you realize it or not you ARE supporting offshoring.

Now before you flame me - realize that I am on your side, per se, I don't like to see jobs from the US go elsewhere when we need them here.

That said, there ARE legitimate reasons why a company might have no choice but to offshore at least some of their work. They are under legal contracts to provide service 24/7 and IF they find, for example, that they can't staff third shift domestically, they may look at offshoring in order to meet their legal requirements. More importantly, THAT means keeping their clients - who provide YOUR jobs.

Do you mind buying products from Walmart, which are often manufactured by the same cheap slave labor that supplies Disney Land shops with so much of their merchandise?

Seriously, these are just two examples. The sad fact is the U.S. is NOT an island - the global economy has been here a long time and is here to stay.

The way to fight back about lost jobs and wages is through Congress. But I will bet dollars to donuts the majority of the responses to this post will be more clueless responses.

I am not saying Congress is just waiting for your call to change course, but if there is ONE thing that gets their collective attention it is A UNITED EFFORT. If you think you can't make a difference as an individual, you have forgotten the many brave individuals who stepped out ALONE to make a difference for something they were passionate about. They didn't stay alone for long.

So whether you give this or any company that offshores a chance, go elsewhere for a job because of principles, or make an effort to actually make a difference, the CHOICE is yours. We can't point fingers in EVERY direction without taking some of the heat ourselves.

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Riddle me this... - Me
- yes, understood BUT it is the fact that sm - .
  - trust me I feel your pain - me
- No, I neither shop at Walmart or go to Disney World - fatcat
- Wearing clothes from Wal-Mart... - MT
  - HOW do read my original post - me
    - A little testy, are we? - MT
      - a little over-senstive are we? - me
        You're just looking to argue... - MT
- Well said - Transcend MT
- Actually - SAM
  - SAM - fatcat
    - YES saw the documentary... - Me
  - I am glad you saw the main point... - Me
  - Well said on the MDI-MD point. I was hired - there about a year ago and that was the
    - I not only object to the offshoring - sm
- I do try to buy only American products now, so, - Yes, to your riddle.
  - Made in the USA - MT2
  - Perhaps I should clarify - me
    - My post was calm as well and meant to - simply point out that many of us
      - Why did you take offense - none meant - Me
- A paradigm shift - Alice
  - Thanks, Alice - Me
    - I agree - Alice
- me - fatcat
  - But...but...but... (sm) - Rainbow Sherbet
    - My sewing machine - fatcat
      - About your Kenmore sewing machine... - Rainbow Sherbet
  - It is, of course, an - American-made machine
    - Yes, it is hard, but on the off chance the machine - fatcat
      - But you have to keep buying - fabrics, patterns, threads, zippers, buttons,
    - That was my point - me
  - Me, too. - Alice
  - Good for you! - me
    - Me - fatcat
      - Tom Cruise had me at hello you lost me at PAT - me
        I do not believe there are too many jobs - fatcat
        Who's Pat??? - Confused
        Pat is - fatcat
      - If you are really serious about buying clothes - fatcat
        My method to avoid - Bummed out
        THANKS! Now as soon as I make my line quota - me
- Just because "everybody else does it", - doesn't make it right. -(nm)-Topaz
  - Where did I say it did? - me

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