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Originally Posted by *winter*
Yeah...but this country has been outsourcing jobs for 30 years now. I think everyone knows about it  The question is, do the people who are profiting from it care? Are they even capable of caring? I honestly don't think so.
All it's done is give the people who already make stupid, ignorant comments a target at which to direct their next stupid, ignorant comment. More of the same- why don't you have a job? You must be lazy. You could be job-searcing right now instead of protesting. (Guess they never heard of iPhones and multi-tasking?) They need to shower, no wonder no one will hire them. And on and on.
The problem in this country is that we've lost our f***ing compassion. People are so busy judging each other and worrying that $5 more dollars a month might come out of their check for taxes that they can't see the forest for the trees. The American Dream is GOING AWAY- that's right, GOING AWAY. Our schools suck, our college graduates can't get jobs, people who are doing all the right things can't succeed. And when they dare to stand up and point this out, they get mocked. I guess as long as the American Dream isn't going away for YOUR kid, it's okay. Just don't count on much, with the economy and Karma!
I honestly haven't seen much coverage of the events because every time I try to watch something, I have to listen to some self-righteous a-hole berating these people, when they aren't slackers...there just aren't any jobs!!!
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To follow up on the outsourcing, clearly, we're all aware of it. The mass migration of desk-type jobs has been a phenomenon of the past decade or so. I guess what I should have said is that I'd like to see some action taken on that knowledge in light of the current employment situation and economy. Perhaps increase corporate taxes on outsourced jobs and have the revenue be directed toward programs for the unemployed. I don't have the answer, but I know that the current situation is not working.
I know several people who are unemployed or underemployed currently who would jump at the chance for a call center job and be quite grateful for it. I know even more people who would be happy to speak to someone who isn't just reading off a script when they call a company to ask for help. Personally, I'd be thrilled to have my support personnel at work at a desk close by where I could explain issues that arise rather than try to communicate via email to people on the other side of the world who don't understand the business that I am in and are primarily paid to be button pushers and not to use their brains and learn the business.
To your point regarding compassion, I don't disagree with you, but I don't know that this has changed so dramatically. There have always been compassionate people in the world, and there have always been assholes. It just seems like the assholes are winning right now.