To Annie K

Posted By: anon on 2007-06-17
In Reply to: Of Course You Can ... - AnnieK

You are obviously well educated, and your posts are well written. The fact of the matter is, though, that we feel U. S. work should be kept in the good old USA. Your cheap labor rates and availability are driving wages down for us. We are making less than we did 10 years ago!

Kind of makes it hard to want to work "harmoniously" with you, doesn't it? Just looking at it from our point of view.

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All our jobs, not just MT's are in jeopardy.. - dinosaur
- All About Offshore - AnnieK
  - show me an offshore MT/QA that can do correct grammar and I will eat my hat and yours!!! nm - old ears
    - You would have to do a lot of hat-eating ... - AnnieK
  - It is because the US wants it handed to them. Nobody wants to work 3rd shift. - lazy US (hear me out)
  - As editor, I have yet to see offshore work with correct - grammar and sentence structure. Hi IQ doesnt = goo
    - High IQ doesnt = good MT. - nm
      - Grammar & Other Things - AnnieK
        Oh really, now, then how - edit
        Possibly, but they are the exception, - not the rule!
  - Annie K-I take issue with your comments...sm - dinosaur
    - Offshore Can Work - AnnieK
      - To AnnieK - looftm
        My hospital sends their work to a company - that offshores to S. Africa -sm
        My involvement in this discussion ... - AnnieK
        Of Course You Can ... - AnnieK
        Maybe you're too sensitive - looftm
        Play The Ball, Not The Man - AnnieK
        Arrogance, not arrogancy - nm - looftm
        To Annie K - anon
      - Offshore can work? Obviously it can and does....sm - dinosaur
        I think mismanagement is a HUGE factor, here! - no mssg
        Thanks Dinosaur, I Do Understand - AnnieK
        If you get more per line in your own country, then - why even ACCEPT American work?
      - Oops - horrid typo - AnnieK
        Don't worry-I'm not the grammar police...(sm) - dinosaur
- Get the facts - Debbie
  - Hold on before you take that survey! - Anon
    - I took it - magsMT
    - Umm, I took the survey and it had no questions that - asked for personal info. (nm)
- Good post! What I find especially ironic - Margaret
- Well-said! You are a good spokesperson for - - sm
- People are already aware of this and - happy MT
  - If you can't outsource, then bring them here - Glory1863
    - I think some of that is due to lack of training as well- - Margaret
      - About 5 or so years ago, India was using American MTs to train them! - sm
        As well it SHOULD! 'Bout TIME, too! - NoMsg
    - The point of the article was that outsourcing isn't working - happy MT
      - sorry, meant offshoring isn't working, not outsourcing - happy MT nm
        I think it is important to point out that offshoring isn't just a MT problem... - Tinks
        The linked article is about offshoring more than MT - sm
        If there will always be work, why are the unemployment and - S-msg
        There will always be work for MTs in the US. Just think, - sm
        But the problem is, as long as the offshores - sm

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Thank you Annie!

Thank you very, very much, Annie! I will try this. I think this is about the only thing I would change about this particular program. Otherwise, I really like it a lot.

Again, I really do appreciate your help.

Annie Histamine. nm

Annie K-I take issue with your comments...sm
No where did I even imply that I thought that "the rest of the world is Third World and incapable of producing work of a high standard". In point of fact what I said was " American MT's are being forced to compete with those who are happy,excited, willing to give up their professional careers as physicians, dentists, professors, etc. to make $5000 a year." Again, please note that I said "professional careers". I said nothing about third world or poor quality work. I said that it is impossible for Americans to keep on the same financial level. That's a fact. Don't twist this into a "doesn't like Asian thing". There is absolutely no way that I would denigrate the industious and well educated people who are taking our jobs! But, the fact remains that we are losing out to a society where $100 a week in salary is fantastic! And, it is happening in all fields that can be outsourced. If America is to continue to be a viable nation we must have jobs, taxpayers, etc. Therefore we need to keep jobs in this country.