Anyone catching Nerd Nation on Tech TV?

Pretty interesting, about the call centers going into India.

What do you think about that? I think it's great for India from what I see, and no real problem for the US, in fact it will be a plus for the US and other nations. This year they will contribute 17MM USD to the Indian economy.

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[Omardeth]

its great for the companys , and the workers in india . not the workers here that are displaced and lose there jobs because they were outsourced to india

[f1oored]

Like any good American I have to ask, what about me? I have a lot of friends that work in call centers. What about them? I don't see how this is a "plus" for the US at all. By US I mean the people of the US not the corporations.

[Optimus Prime]

Floored, i'm not too sure how it is in America, but in England there will always be jobs for the time being. Over 90% of the people in my country do not have a job, because they are lazy, not because they can't get one, hell, even if you don't have any grades you can still get a job flipping burgers at McDonalds, then go to night school and learn your A+, then get a job as a Techie, it's simple.

I'm 17, I have a full-time job, I work hard, I'm getting a good qualification from it, and I have seen people twice my age not working at all... It's easy to get a job, at least in England. There are vacancies everywhere, it's just that a lot of people are very, very lazy.

Originally posted by Omardeth
its great for the companys , and the workers in india . not the workers here that are displaced and lose there jobs because they were outsourced to india

In the long run I think it's good for everyone. One more country that learns to develop their economy is a plus. Generating revenue that turns to spendable revenue looking for American culture positive.

I don't want to work in a call center. There are zillions of other minimum wage, crappy working condition jobs I'd rather work at.

They interviewed a professor and she said we are exploiting the Indian youth... sigh... (what is it about educators? )
An excellent income (in that country) a chance to understand other cultures and be able to pick positive influences they could later apply to their own businesses... exploitation..

I thought it was interesting that India business has no concept of customer service. Just learning a proven way to do business will be a real boon to the young entrepreneurs.

OP, you sound a lot like I did when I was your age.