Reaction #2-Dean Sbriscia

Reaction to Bringing the Jobs Home:

In response to the “Bringing the Jobs Home” article posted by Steve, I find many of the statements to be correct and in accordance with my views. I am somewhat knowledgeable in the subject because my father is a software engineer who has lost many employees to have their jobs replaced by individuals in India. I agree with the fact they may be working for less or substantially less at times, but working overseas does not provide job unity or teamwork at any level. When a problem arises, they are magnified due to the distance between the individuals and often lead to increased costs that require these problems to become fixed. Projects take longer when you are dealing with people thousands and thousands of miles away and with the language barrier a somewhat disadvantage for certain individuals, this is just another obstacle that must be overcome in the workplace. Losing jobs overseas might be inevitable for certain companies, but these job losses have to be minimized. I believe it is understandable for a company to have some jobs overseas, but a large majority of these jobs should remain in the United States where employees can work together in an environment where they are working hand in hand. The article does a terrific job in showing that cheap labor in the short run may look great, but increasing costs and miscommunication actually costs more in the long run.