Re: Anyone had firsthand experience with Panniculitis/lymphoedema?

I'm puzzled that even you would confused inshoring with offshoring just because I'm involved. I lost my last regular work to India. I'm not the only one here who has lost work to India or to subquality companies charging less. As Julie V has stated, MT in Oz is not as it is here with MTs (qualified or not) available. And I'm certainly not undercutting anyone because I do not and am not working for pennies on the dollar.

I knew this would come up. My only mistake was not taking odds on it and who would bring it up.

I am rather taking delight and pride at striking a small blow back for American MTs. I'm not sending work out of the United States, I'm bringing it in. Somewhere there is a job open for a US MT whose job I didn't take.


JulieW8 wrote: 
That's very interesting, Julie. I would think the exchange rate would
make outsourcing to American MTs more expensive than using Aussie MTs.

However, Rae has been a very outspoken opponent to offshoring. I would
think even you can appreciate the irony that she's now the one
offshoring.

What difference does it make if the work goes to India, or America?
I'm kind of curious why you would make the differentiation. Isn't it
all the same?

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:29:34 +1100, "ozgal" <ozgal33@xxxxxxxxx> gave
thanks and said:


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 news:Xns97597B0E8251Bjwilson421comcastnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

seemysig@xxxxxxxxxxxx (JulieW8) wrote here for all to
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Aren't you afraid you're taking jobs away from Australians?


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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