Re: Fast Company Magazine Looking for Offshoring Job Victims

William,

its not just you guys in the US, the big boys are doing the same thing to us
over here in the UK

cheers
Colin.W

----- Original Message -----
From: "William A.(Tony) Corbett" <corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MIDRANGE-L@midrange. com" <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: Fast Company Magazine Looking for Offshoring Job Victims


> Hi all,
> I don't know about you, but I'm concerned about this "offshoring" trend.
I
> believe we're giving away the country, certainly the ability for all us
> "middle-class" to make a living in this country. Anyway, this magazine is
> going to publish an article on the subject.  I thought some of you may be
> interested.
>
> =========================================================================
> Those affected by outsourcing, L-1 and H-1b visas please contact Jean
> McGregor, Fast Company Magazine.   jmcgregor@fastcompany  212-389-5445
>
> She is looking to put significant focus on those affected.  She's looking
> for 100 or so people.
>
> Also, They are also interested in people outside IT.
>
> Fast Company magazine is planning a major feature for an upcoming issue
> that looks at the offshoring trend and hopes to put a human face on this
> growing  issue. In addition to a main story that will look at the issue in
> depth,  we want to give the piece some real impact by including the photos
> of  a large number of highly skilled workers who've lost their jobs to
> offshore  outsourcing. Therefore, we're looking to speak to a diverse
group
> of such  people--either unemployed or re-employed--who would be willing to
> be  photographed, share a few details about the job they lost and briefly
> discuss their general thoughts on the outsourcing trend and how it's
> affected their lives. If you're not interested in participating but know
> someone who might, please feel free to forward this. We need to speak to
> people by the end of next week (Jan. 23) but as soon as possible is always
> better. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Jena McGregor
>  Associate Editor
>  Fast Company Magazine
>  375 Lexington Ave
>  8th Floor
>  New York, NY 10017
>  212-389-5445
>  jmcgregor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> William A.(Tony) Corbett
> IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Developer
> http://www.asresources.com
> corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
>
>
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