Stop Offshoring
Sunday, May 15, 2005
A BusinessWeek article talked about another way that offshoring hurts American workers: the endless workday that comes with supporting coworkers half a world away. The article eludes to late night conference calls with employees in India, a situation I've had to endure at a previous employer.
Some quotes from the article:
Some business experts worry that the [offshoring] trend could result in massive burnout if offshoring isn't properly managed.
Today's long hours are less likely to result in windfall bonuses or stock options, and there's no end in sight.
Some worry that the extra hours and unrelenting pace could have dire consequences -- namely, widespread fatigue and brain drain in the technology and financial services industries, the most aggressive exporters of white-collar jobs. Steep turnover among sleep-deprived managers could eventually lead senior executives to re-evaluate the benefits of offshoring, said Peter Morici, an international business professor at Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland.
According to a study released in April by Deloitte Consulting LLP, 62 percent of senior executives interviewed at 25 large corporations said offshoring required more management effort than they had originally thought.
"In today's global economy, employees are seeing longer working hours, greater job insecurity due to job exporting and fewer rewards and opportunity," [president and organizer of WashTech] Courtney said.
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