No Americans Need Apply 1374
Victor G. Sommers writes "Daniel Soong, who lost his programming job to Indian offshore companies, is willing to relocate to India. 'It would be really interesting to work in Bangalore,' he says. 'But I was told, "Daniel, it is against the law for you to work here. You can come here on vacation, but you can't work here."' Indian officials have told him they don't hire Americans." An article in ComputerWorld talks about the possibility of getting more than you bargained for in outsourced code.
Re:Outsource or Insource? (Score:2, Funny)
Answer: Telecommute for India From the US. (Score:0, Funny)
What about convenience stores? (Score:4, Funny)
That way, no matter where it is in the world, it'll be fucking impossible to get a big gulp and a chilli dog.
Re:Duh... (Score:4, Funny)
OK, no programming job in India. (Score:2, Funny)
TPS Report? (Score:5, Funny)
However, the SEI is introducing Team Process Software (TPS), which brings traceability of specific code modules to individual programmers, said Humphrey, a former IBM software engineering executive. Indian software companies and a few U.S. developers, notably Microsoft Corp., are aggressively implementing TPS.
To which my immediate reply was, "Did you remember to include the right cover on your TPS report?" :-)
TPS Reports are Here! RUN AWAY! (Score:2, Funny)
Does life imitate are or what?! I never thought I'd actually see TPS reports, but now I expect my next boss will be named Lumberg...
wurst sig evr.
TPS Reports (Score:2, Funny)
The guys at Microsoft better make sure they put a cover on those TPS reports!
Re:citizenship (Score:1, Funny)
Man, I would love to import money into my home... unfortunately that usually involves exporting goods or services. Damn.
Re:Duh...(a job for you) (Score:4, Funny)
If you know how to spell, use proper English, and can recognize that two stories are duplicates, you could probably be the editor of some tech news blog.
Why work in Banaglore? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:5, Funny)
And I'm very very rude.
I hate the foreigners
I hate their stinking food.
I don't like French or Germans
Or care for Belgians much
But most of all, most of all
I hate the Dutch!
The Dutch, the Dutch
With fingers in their dikes
They use the wrong side of the road
And ride around on bikes.
They don't have any manners
They don't say "thanks" or "please"
And all they eat is tulips
And stinking gouda cheese."
British Tourist,
John Dowie
Re:Duh... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How do you afford your right wing lifestyle? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:hidden malware story (Score:1, Funny)
"Did you get the memo about the new cover sheets on the TPS reports?"
Re:an ironic twist (Score:3, Funny)
Not slashdot! (Score:2, Funny)
Which blog would that be? Not Slashdot, we know that!
Re:Of course he can't work there... (Score:3, Funny)
You can't immigrate to work unless you can prove that you can do a job that no one else in the country can do.
I dunno, I see a lot of Indians here in the US doing jobs that I could be doing. Must not be too hard for them to immigrate here.
Basically here's the phone conversation between the US Dept. of Immigration and the HR person for the company trying to hire an Indian worker:
Immigration Officer (IO): "So there's nobody else in the US who can do C++ programming and who can fill your position?"
HR Person: "Yeah, that's right."
IO: "OK, you can hire Asok."
It seems that in India they don't let people from the US (or other countries) come in to work at all - that's much different from how it works in the US.
How about quickie mart store clerk? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:5, Funny)
Are you sure it's not because you're an incompetent hack?
Re:Duh... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:3, Funny)
Did they "no" how to spell "know"?
Generation of Reduced Expectations (Score:2, Funny)
We need to live with a reduced set of expectations if we're going to open up our trade to the world. Corporations will naturally migrate to the lowest cost areas, all else being equal. The suffering is spread across the board -- imagine how the poor CEO who has to pay upkeep on his "expensive wife" must feel having to make do with only $25 Million or so in severance bonusses. Or who has to make do with only one house larger than most city blocks. Imagine the poor politician who has to make do with only $25,000 in campaign contributions from any given company! Who are we, then, to complain if we can't find a job and end up having to move back in with our parents? You don't see them complaining about having to have 27 people living in a one room apartemnt in other countries, so why should we be any different? It's pure arrogance, I tell you!
Re:Of course he can't work there... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Duh... (Score:3, Funny)
hello? [whitehouse.gov]