Monday, September 28, 2009
Outsourcing Workers Stressed
India, not the first place you think of when you think of jobs, is becoming one of the leading regions in respect to employment. Outsourcing now a days is very common especially in the technology industry. Once happy and grateful employees of American outsourcing are becoming less pleased with their current positions. As stated in the article India outsourcing workers stressed to the limit,
The people that work/ live on these campuses are all suffering from similar problems, such as “obesity, sleep disorders, depression and broken relationships”, all which can lead to greater problems in the future. Due to the economic collapse in the rest of the world, more stress has been placed on the employees in order to manage work and meet goals set by the companies in order to keep their jobs.
Although the outsourcing worker may benefit from all the opportunities one encounters while working for these business, they also have to be ready to face all the obstacles that come along with the job.
“People in India's outsourcing industry are beginning to discover, underneath
the heady promise of an exciting job, a good paycheck and attractive career
prospects lie long spells of night shifts, ruthless targets and the dreadful
monotony of writing code or pacifying angry customers.”
The people that work/ live on these campuses are all suffering from similar problems, such as “obesity, sleep disorders, depression and broken relationships”, all which can lead to greater problems in the future. Due to the economic collapse in the rest of the world, more stress has been placed on the employees in order to manage work and meet goals set by the companies in order to keep their jobs.
Although the outsourcing worker may benefit from all the opportunities one encounters while working for these business, they also have to be ready to face all the obstacles that come along with the job.
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Is it just call center workers in India who are stressed out? Or could we be discussing call center workers around the world? Are the pressures the same?
[Please note: Cite source article clearly and provide a link. Also, please post about readings from this week, not two weeks ago.]
[Please note: Cite source article clearly and provide a link. Also, please post about readings from this week, not two weeks ago.]
I just linked the article, and I was a little late at posting from last week. I figured better late then never.
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