Don't Outsource

#1

Post by seejay » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:10 PM UTC

Re: Don't Outsource

#2

Post by rondon1 » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:25 PM UTC

That is sad that a criminal is attacking him. I don't think that India is the only country where criminals exist though.

Re: Don't Outsource

#3

Post by seejay » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:32 PM UTC

rondon1 wrote: post #2

That is sad that a criminal is attacking him. I don't think that India is the only country where criminals exist though.

yes, India sure isn't the only place. People like this are everywhere. But it's truly sad to see criminals like this escaping from the loopholes in law.

Re: Don't Outsource

#4

Post by judofyr » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:32 PM UTC

Sounds more like "Don't Outsource to Criminals" to me.

Re: Don't Outsource

#5

Post by highwind81 » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:33 PM UTC

rondon1 wrote: post #2

That is sad that a criminal is attacking him. I don't think that India is the only country where criminals exist though.

I think that's not the point of the article. I think he was trying say that if you run into criminals it'll be more cost effective to deal with them locally than overseas.

Frauds and scams exists everywhere, but I guess it's easier to fend them off locally than overseas. So there seems to be bit of a merit to the article's stance.

Re: Don't Outsource

#6

Post by king_magic » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:33 PM UTC

I feel bad that they are being attacked/extorted. But it's somewhat hard to sympathize with them. First, (IMHO) outsourcing is generally a bad idea, and it sounds like they were just trying to keep their costs low. But as with every single outsourced project I've seen, costs ultimately skyrocket, and the client DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT.

It's insane to go with outsourcing for the purpose of keeping costs low, but then to not fire the developers when it starts to get ridiculously expensive (as it always does).

Over the years, the cost for TPS skyrocketed. NSC was soon paying $20,000 a month for coding!

"Over the years"? Over the years? It took years for it to become obvious that there was a problem? The criminal acts on the side of the developer are bad - no question. But the stupidity on the side of the client is just too much.

Re: Don't Outsource

#7

Post by michaeldhopkins » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:34 PM UTC

After paying so much money, they refused to spend a few thousand on bribes to stop the guy? That doesn't make much sense.

Re: Don't Outsource

#8

Post by nhangen » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:34 PM UTC

This should be changed to "Don't Entrust Your Entire Business to Incompetent Programmers and Criminals."

The about page doesn't even work...what is this "campaign" designed to do?

This is like saying not to drive because sometimes people get hit by drunk drivers.

Re: Don't Outsource

#9

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:36 PM UTC

judofyr wrote: post #4

Sounds more like "Don't Outsource to Criminals" to me.

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Re: Don't Outsource

#10

Post by seejay » Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 2:36 PM UTC

judofyr wrote: post #4

Sounds more like "Don't Outsource to Criminals" to me.

That would definitely be a better title!