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entwisi · 06-09-2005, 07:42

Well I have spent over 6 months training a philipino lad how to do my job. I'm then asked to 'multiskill' so that all the work I used to do can be shipped offshore. Reason? Its cheaper they say. only it isn't. they work on a manday rate of approximately half what they charge out for me. However it takes 4 times as long to do the job and that is by the philipinos own admission! We in the UK are also always the ones that the Project Managers come to when their deadlines are being pushed as they know we will fix whatever problems are causing the holdups. We are told by our bosses to push back and tell them their resources are offshore but all they then do it go further up the foodchain and scream until someone of god status gives them dispensation to get us involved. Its a joke. Meantime a lot of our short term contractors are being pushed out teh door. over 500 from a contractor base of 600 have been released within a year. Now call me a cynic but just how much knowledge of our systems has walked out the door? Far too much IMHO. Still when it all goes pear shaped and they come shouting it will be too late.

06-09-2005, 07:42	#5
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4389	Re: wandering PM Well I have spent over 6 months training a philipino lad how to do my job. I'm then asked to 'multiskill' so that all the work I used to do can be shipped offshore. Reason? Its cheaper they say. only it isn't. they work on a manday rate of approximately half what they charge out for me. However it takes 4 times as long to do the job and that is by the philipinos own admission! We in the UK are also always the ones that the Project Managers come to when their deadlines are being pushed as they know we will fix whatever problems are causing the holdups. We are told by our bosses to push back and tell them their resources are offshore but all they then do it go further up the foodchain and scream until someone of god status gives them dispensation to get us involved. Its a joke. Meantime a lot of our short term contractors are being pushed out teh door. over 500 from a contractor base of 600 have been released within a year. Now call me a cynic but just how much knowledge of our systems has walked out the door? Far too much IMHO. Still when it all goes pear shaped and they come shouting it will be too late.