Any jobs outsource safe?

charliepaul

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

Darthn3ss

charliepaul wrote:

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

of course, until they invent a way to get my big mac from india to my local micky d's in 5 minutes or less.

cacharo

Operations. The downside is, you can never work remotely .

brad-

Onsite repair, disaster recovery, field installation, networking...anything that touches anything physical I would say is safe. Any task that can be done 100% remotely or done through a flow chart has a chance of being sent overseas.

I think you're asking the wrong question though. Rather than which jobs, the question is, which companies are willing to outsource their IT jobs. You know govt/mil are safe. Small/med upstart companies are safe. Medical industry is safe.

The dangerous ones are the fortune 500 companies that have the capitol to implement overseas support to let it pay off for them in the long run, in the board room. Development is iffy. HW/SW support is probably the mainstay of outsourced IT.

sir_creamy_

charliepaul wrote:

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

You're a moron.

Madrox20

sir_creamy_ wrote:

You're a moron.

You're an idiot.




Now do you see how name calling doesn't help. It makes you look like a child.

Arvean

hehe this conversation is getting interesting with every post...

sthomas

Darthn3ss wrote:

charliepaul wrote:

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

of course, until they invent a way to get my big mac from india to my local micky d's in 5 minutes or less.

They can't even do that now when you are in the local mick d's drive thru.

Schluep

charliepaul wrote:

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

It's technically not a job, but if you own your own business you could promise not to outsource yourself.

Mrock4

Schluep wrote:

charliepaul wrote:

Are there any jobs that are completely safe from being outsourced in the I.T. field?

It's technically not a job, but if you own your own business you could promise not to outsource yourself.

Haha. Would that be in your business outline?

Cal100

cacharo wrote:

Operations. The downside is, you can never work remotely .

Interesting that you say this. I just began working in Operations and remote access was one of the issues discussed. As you have mentioned, due to regulation and security issues, this is prohibited. On top of that, we're currently undergoing additional "hardening" of our network due to regulatory mandates. Exactly what type of "Operations" are you referring to? Plant environment, Energy company, etc?

Thanks.