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Outsourcing is great for the economy, if you have a job. Or live in India.
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Review of Outsource This!Loved this for it's content and delivery, would make for a great weekly feature. Reminds me of 'Dr. Science' with a social bent. The rapid fire pacing would make for a great contrast against some of the more meditative content normally associated with Public Radio. Off to listen to more pieces. |
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Review of Outsource This!I found the speaker soooooo incredibly fast that I had to listen 3 times to grasp what was being said, and I felt all breathless and anxious at the end of it. That being said once I did understand what was going on valid points were made, often humorously, and as outsourcing is the word of the day these days this commentary could be aired during ME or ATC. |
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The word ?outsourcing? is one of those bland Americanisms that combines two boring non-verbs to create a unique new verb that is either good for the economy or bad, depending on whether you are jobless or a conservative. If you?re a jobless conservative? There are no jobless conservatives. They have all found gainful employment hosting cable talk shows, where they can scream about how rude liberals are.
The conservative pro-outsourcing argument goes: as companies downsize ? and there?s another verb combining two non-verbs - they get leaner, and more efficient. Jobs lost, conservatives say, are jobs that are obsolete anyway, like blacksmiths, singing cowboys, and dotcom comsultants. Which is a noble and lofty view to take, unless, again, you?re the one who?s been downsized.
Oursourcing is another way companies are making themselves more efficient. Send jobs overseas to Indi...
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Review of Outsource This!
This commentary is really fast-moving. It almost sounds like it's sped up. But the speaker is clear enough.
This puts together a nice, brief overview of outsourcing that entertains as it feeds its opinion. I'm sure there are other perspectives on the comparative value of outsourcing - particularly from employers and their employed - but the skeptical take this puts forth is nicely built and comes to a funny, if sad, conclusion.
This would be a nice little piece to add to a show about outsourcing, particularly if stuck in between a reported piece and an interview.