"Salt in the Wound"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:50:49 -0400
> From: "Bosley, John - BLS" <Bosley.John () bls gov>
> Subject: "Salt in the Wound"
> To: "Dave Farber (E-mail)" <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Dave there is a brief note in the Oct 2003 Communications of the ACM,
> entitled "Salt in the Wound." I do not have an online sub to the journal so
> can't provide a web link; perhaps another IP person can. It is in their
> "News Track" feature. Here is the text:
>
> > "Knowledge acquisition--a topic discussed frequently in this magazine in
> > terms of the most effective ways for colleagues to share expertise and
> > experience--is now being applied with a painful twist. A growing number of
> > U.S. firms moving to outsourcing options expet their
> > soon-to-be-pink-slipped tech employees to train their overseas
> > replacements before they get the ax. The Associated Press reports the
> > assignment, which many workers say they assume unwittingly or reluctantly,
> > allows them to stay on the job a bit longer or secure a better severance
> > package. The plight appears to be the unintended consequence of the U.S.'s
> > non-immigrant visa program, particularly the L-1 classification that
> > allows companies to transfer workers from overseas offices to the U.S. for
> > up to seven years while they continue paying workers their home country
> > wage. According to research firm Gartner, Inc., approximately one of 10
> > U.S. technology jobs will be overseas by the end of 2004."
> >
> >
> > John Bosley
> > Office of Survey Methods Research
> > Room 1950, Bureau of Labor Statistics
> > 202-691-7514
> > fax 202-691-7426
> >

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