RE: Off shore outsourcing

Scott,

The US based company is paying $20+ an hour to get their systems programmed.
Why doesnt the MIS directory of that US company offer that amount to a US
contract programmer?

granted, I am aware of the difference between what a consulting company
charges compared to what they pay their contract workers.   The theory of
supply and demand predicts that there will be a lot of programming work
available in the US at low wages.  But that is not what is happening, and I
dont understand it.

-Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+srichter=autocoder.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+srichter=autocoder.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Scott Johnson
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:12 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Off shore outsourcing



$20 is what they charge companies.  The programmers are only getting a small
fraction of that!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Richter
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 10:23 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Off shore outsourcing
>
> The rates of this India outfit are as low as $20 per hour.
> Does that mean that programmers in the US and other western countries
chose
> other or no employment rather than work for $20 per hour?
>
> Obviously they would work for $20 per hour if that is the
> best they can get.
> That is why I dont understand why the jobs are still leaving.
>
> -Steve


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