In a move by AT&T mobility to outsource jobs, and still say they keep the jobs in America, has just announced it will outsource it’s help desk work to IBM, who by the way, DOES OUTSOURCE TO INDIA!
How slick they are.
Seattle- AT&T mobility informed its nationwide help desk employees that their jobs will be outsourced to IBM beginning next year. The company told the employees in an email and a nationwide conference call on October 4th. “This is to let you know that your job functions and position will be transitioned to IBM effective January 1, 2008,”read the email from Rick Felts, a Senior VP AT&T Mobility, to employees.
At least 100 employees in the Bothell, WA location will lose their jobs, and scores of other workers around the country in locations such as CA, NJ and GA will also be impacted.
IBM has a track of winning outsourcing contracts from U.S. firms then moving the work abroad to places such as India where it has almost 100,000 employees.
Some employees will be offered employment at IBM but not all. “At this time, I regret to inform you that you are not among those AT&T employees who will be receiving an IBM job offer…” continued the email sent to employees who will be laid off. “Some people are upset at the news. I kind of chuckled because we could have had a union,” said an employee in Bothell who does not want to be named for fear of risking their severance package.
This has to be one hell of a treaty we signed with India, you know the one that says, go ahead, screw your brains out, have as many kids as you want (even if they will all have to eat, sleep, and drink standing up because your country is running out of room), we’ll support you.
All of this at the cost of American jobs.
You should thank your congressmen and senators.
