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Originally Posted by Russ D
I'm not hypocritical - I'm against outsourcing because of the degredation in customer service.
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Originally Posted by scrotnig
So, we're all going to have to live with it even when there are NO jobs left in the UK? What do we do then?
I take it YOUR job isn't under threat? What will you do when it is? Get another one? And what about when there aren't any more to get?
And who is going to buy these companies' products in the UK if no one in the UK has a job any more?
UK companies serving UK customers should have those jobs in the UK.
And it isn't just call centre jobs, we even have companies getting letters typed up in India, plus off course the offshoring of loads of IT development.
UK jobs should be in the UK. Period. If it means taxing the firms to the hilt if they offshore, then fine.
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Whoa there! I'm not saying I agree with outsourcing, just saying that's the way the economy now works and pointing out the way we all take the positives we want from it - cheap electronics from China etc - but don't recognise the negatives, which is jobs being lost. We seem to want it both ways though.
Don't forget too all the manufacturing and mining jobs already lost which means we are now more dependent than ever on other countries' goods and resources.
BTW I work for myself so my job's probably under more threat from spending too much time here
