Assembly Line IT

摘要

Last week, I offered my perspective on the reasons for offshoring's rise to prominence. But if creating and keeping high tech jobs in the United States js the goal, IT's culture needs to change. We need to rebuild a high-tech workforce that gives a damn beyond the project at hand. There are two popular approaches making the rounds for keeping jobs here in America. One is patriotism. U.S. companies should not be hiring non-U.S. workers when so many people need jobs. That will be the rallying cry of some politicians in this election year. Personal hardship and economic impact should be shapers of trade policy. The second approach addresses individuals. My colleagues tell me that each of us has to become the outsourcer, lest we become the outsourced.