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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:50:49 -0400
From: "Bosley, John - BLS" <Bosley.John@xxxxxxx>
Subject: "Salt in the Wound"
To: "Dave Farber (E-mail)" <farber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dave there is a brief note in the Oct 2003 Communications of the ACM,
entitled "Salt in the Wound." I do not have an online sub to the journal so
can't provide a web link; perhaps another IP person can. It is in their
"News Track" feature. Here is the text:
> "Knowledge acquisition--a topic discussed frequently in this magazine in
> terms of the most effective ways for colleagues to share expertise and
> experience--is now being applied with a painful twist. A growing number of
> U.S. firms moving to outsourcing options expet their
> soon-to-be-pink-slipped tech employees to train their overseas
> replacements before they get the ax. The Associated Press reports the
> assignment, which many workers say they assume unwittingly or reluctantly,
> allows them to stay on the job a bit longer or secure a better severance
> package. The plight appears to be the unintended consequence of the U.S.'s
> non-immigrant visa program, particularly the L-1 classification that
> allows companies to transfer workers from overseas offices to the U.S. for
> up to seven years while they continue paying workers their home country
> wage. According to research firm Gartner, Inc., approximately one of 10
> U.S. technology jobs will be overseas by the end of 2004."
>
>
> John Bosley
> Office of Survey Methods Research
> Room 1950, Bureau of Labor Statistics
> 202-691-7514
> fax 202-691-7426
>