04 februarie 2009

Slumdog programmer, the IBM version

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The climate is warm, there's no shortage of exotic food, and the cost of living is rock bottom. That's IBM (NYSE: IBM)'s pitch to the laid-off American workers it's offering to place in India. The catch: Wages in the country are pennies-on-the-dollar compared to U.S. salaries.

să înţeleg că nu e îndeajuns că te-au concediat, acum mai vor să te trimită şi în India. Unde joburile în industria IT atârnă de cozile elefanţilor. Răspunsul celor de la IBM

"It's more of a vehicle for people who want to expand their life experience by working somewhere else," said the spokesman. "A lot of people want to work in India."

dar programul (PROJECT MATCH) se adresează celor care au fost concediaţi. Fail!

de aici.