All Things Geek

[Coss]

What about when you call in for a phone repair in the USA and the person who answers the phone is in India?

Typical. What about it?

 

[W. WIllie]

More jobs in the USA to answer the repair line?

 

[Coss]

More jobs in the USA to answer the repair line?

That would be Wonderful!!!
I really prefer having a US help desk, that's why I pay extra for Dell Pro Support, all US based call center.
And they don't have to read from a script, plus you don't have to ask them to repeat everything 4 times.

 

[Ty]

What? No more "My name is George Washington. I am to helping you with your computing issue. Please to be helping me with your name."?

 

[wizard of ahs]

Read today where there is another executive order about to be signed; this time it is directed at H-1B Visas.
(Anyone that has been in IT work knows what these are) companies are going to be limited to how many they can have, an have to prove that they have exhausted all US applications first. In total, they are also being limited to 85,000 total for the whole country.
They are also going to inspect the hiring practices have these companies that have shipped Help Desks overseas, and fine them if they do not bring them back. This was a good idea (the H-1B program) until larger companies abused it to increase profits.
Maybe this will get companies to start looking at hiring IT workers over 50 again. These are the only ones that are going to have the qualifications they need; rather than giving it to a H-1B worker that will work for half the $. This one I want to keep an eye on.

Looking to get your old job back, Coss

 

[Coss]

Looking to get your old job back, Coss

I was CIO at the last place, I wouldn't mind being CIO again if the money was right, and I liked the place.

 

[wizard of ahs]

I'm at the point where my TIME is worth more to me than any $$$

 

[Coss]

I'm at the point where my TIME is worth more to me than any $$$

And if someone offered you a mid 6 figure salary you would still say that? I was in the low 6 figures, but that still made a lot of things possible that aren't any longer. Fixed income bytes the big one.

 

[W. WIllie]

Thats why I live under a "Budget" life style.

 

[NSTG8R]

Thats why I live under a "Budget" life style.

Yep...I live well below my means. Four layoffs taught me a very important lesson on budgeting. The future looks very bright right now.