Sentiments Against Outsourcing
Not too long ago, most merchandise you purchase from any first world economy is made in China.
And this is a logical occurrence due to the availability of cheap labor China readily provides.
This same concept applies in outsourcing services to another country where there is an educated labor pool which is acceptably cheaper than the labor pool available in the source country.
A lot of people are still against the idea of customer care as a service department being outsourced to countries such as India or the Philippines.
However, coming from the perspective of business stake-holders, in an attempt to establish an edge over their competition, they are left with no choice but to take advantage of the expense cuts that outsourcing can easily bring.
As long as the service provider is able to provide quality service, there is no difference whether the service an end-user is receiving comes from the same country or another continent.
As negative as the reputation of outsourcing is in America or in Europe, this trend is bound to continue along the lines of the global village framework.
One of the biggest fears for people is the myth that outsourcing is funneling precious jobs to another country.
Current trends see these jobs being sent to third world economies.
But a misconception remains.
Jobs outsourced are non-vital responsibilities.
As tempting as the advantages of cutting costs are to businesses, they cannot afford to risk vital decision making processes to entities outside their corporate umbrella.
This means that employees who were previously tasked with non-vital tasks will now be available to do more critical job responsibilities.
There will be no void in the job market as the misconception suggests.
Rather, cutting costs will equate to a more lucrative business environment with an inevitable increase in buying power and other opportunities (better opportunities) will open up for employees who previously held non-vital responsibilities.
And this is a logical occurrence due to the availability of cheap labor China readily provides.
This same concept applies in outsourcing services to another country where there is an educated labor pool which is acceptably cheaper than the labor pool available in the source country.
A lot of people are still against the idea of customer care as a service department being outsourced to countries such as India or the Philippines.
However, coming from the perspective of business stake-holders, in an attempt to establish an edge over their competition, they are left with no choice but to take advantage of the expense cuts that outsourcing can easily bring.
As long as the service provider is able to provide quality service, there is no difference whether the service an end-user is receiving comes from the same country or another continent.
As negative as the reputation of outsourcing is in America or in Europe, this trend is bound to continue along the lines of the global village framework.
One of the biggest fears for people is the myth that outsourcing is funneling precious jobs to another country.
Current trends see these jobs being sent to third world economies.
But a misconception remains.
Jobs outsourced are non-vital responsibilities.
As tempting as the advantages of cutting costs are to businesses, they cannot afford to risk vital decision making processes to entities outside their corporate umbrella.
This means that employees who were previously tasked with non-vital tasks will now be available to do more critical job responsibilities.
There will be no void in the job market as the misconception suggests.
Rather, cutting costs will equate to a more lucrative business environment with an inevitable increase in buying power and other opportunities (better opportunities) will open up for employees who previously held non-vital responsibilities.
