[biztech-discussion] Frequently Stated Misconceptions
- From: <margh@xxxxxxx>
- To: <biztech-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:25:10 -0400
Hello.
Following is a draft list of deliberate untruths, political spin, and
ignorant misunderstandings that have attached themselves to the
offshoring issue. I have accumulated hundreds of pages of
studies/analyses/expert opinions refuting these claims, but they are
still being published and speechified as fact.
Over the next couple of weeks I will summarize the truth in response to
these misconceptions, but first --
Please review the list. If you have additions, please post to this list
or email me <margh@xxxxxxx>. Also, if some of these misconceptions are
a surprise to you, it would be nice to know where you got the
misinformation.
Thanks.
Margherite Williams
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Frequently Stated Misconceptions (FSMs) about Offshoring and U.S.
Technical Employees
FSM #1: Offshoring is being hyped by special interest groups. A poor
economy, not offshoring, is causing the loss of jobs.
FSM #2: Offshoring is inevitable. There's nothing you can do to stop
it. Besides, competition and profitability drive the economy forward;
so if labor is cheaper in another country, that's where the work should
be done. It's only fair.
FSM #3: Offshoring is temporary. It will decline, because employers are
starting to be aware of the hidden costs.
FSM #4: You can protect your job from being offshored. If you enhance
your professional qualifications and skills, you will make yourself
more valuable to employers, maybe even irreplaceable.
FSM #5: Offshoring is good in the long run, because it will stimulate
the economy and create more jobs. Even in the short run, it makes
companies more competitive, saving jobs.
FSM #6: High-tech workers in the U.S. are overpaid. That's why their
jobs are being offshored.
FSM #7: Those special interest groups that oppose offshoring are
xenophobic, nationalistic chauvinists, or racists. Offshoring benefits
foreign workers and increases the standard of living of their
countries.
FSM #8: Because the U.S. educational system is not producing enough
math and science graduates, there aren?t enough technical workers in
the U.S. to keep its economy competitive.
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