Re: Anyone had firsthand experience with Panniculitis/lymphoedema?

Hi there Jeannie,

Wonder no more. Yes, I think ozzies are as concerned as Americans about the
outsourcing to India. For the most part here the outsourcing has been to
telemarketing companies. Australian (and American) companies, Hewlett
Packard to name just one, have begun to outsource their "support" lines to
India. It has made it very difficult when needing to ring for support as
those I've come across tend to speak very rapidly with a totally different
inflection in their words that makes it very hard to understand what they
are saying.

It's all about money these days - not service. Totally unacceptable IMO.

As far as MT jobs there is one doctor in New South Wales who has gone public
with his inability to get quality work with good turnaround on his own
shores. He has outsourced to India and seems delighted (much to my
surprise, because I cannot imagine the quality not suffering to a large
degree). I may even make contact with this doctor at some future point to
see just how well it is working for him down the line. I think someone on
SMT may even have posted the information about this doctor. I followed the
trail and even looked into the company he had sent work to in India. Guess
what....no slave rates...they were changing a line rate very similar to my
own. So the doc was not saving money-wise that's for sure. His main
emphasis seemed to be that while was sleeping with a smile on his face, his
worked was being transcribed, ready for him to sign when he reached his
office. No comments were given about the quality of the work though...the
area that I'm most concerned about.

The clothing industry here is another one I can think of that outsources.
The reason they give is that everyone has to be so competitive these days
and it's too expensive to hire in Australia.

I hate to agree on this point but that's what I've found also. I cannot
afford to hire someone locally with all the attendant costs that go with
that. Hence, my decision to sub out some of my work.

I'd be the first person to find someone locally but as mentioned in my
earlier post I've been totally disappointed on that front. So until an
industry springs up here in the MT sector, with educated people who can
think on their feet and do the job well, I will continue to find the best
person for the job wherever that may be. Rest assured though I don't think
I'll be contacting anyone in India.

I hope that answers your concerns - but to really know how Aussies feel
about this subject you'd have to find a few more of them and compare their
replies.

The absence of other Aussie MTs on this board over the years is testament to
the fact there are not many of us over here working independently.

Cheers and thanks for your thoughts. I'm always interested to share my
thoughts and listen to those of others. Only way to learn I reckon.

ozgal (Julie, Melbourne, Australia)

"Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> seemysig@xxxxxxxxxxxx (JulieW8) wrote here for all to
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>> Aren't you afraid you're taking jobs away from Australians?
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> I wonder if the Australians are as rabid about offshoring "their" work as
> some are about the offshoring of "Americans' work".


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