#offshoring

Left two years ago, just came back on this board to see if things have improved, and it's clear it's all exactly the same. They're still offshoring everything, thinning out US teams, and piling more jobs onto fewer people. My advice is to leave if you can. The grass truly is greener.

Employees report ongoing layoffs, aggressive cost-cutting measures, and a continued expansion of operations in India. Cybersecurity and operational teams have been among those affected, raising concerns about the future of U.S.-based roles.

According to discussions among employees, more work is being transferred overseas as the company focuses on reducing costs and consolidating operations. Many are questioning the long-term impact on workforce stability, service quality, and institutional knowledge.

The lack of transparency surrounding these changes has become a growing concern for employees across the organization.

I am from India, but went through the University -> H-1B -> Citizenship route a while ago in Tech space. At that time, there was no fraud or offshoring, and very few select people got an H1B. I really appreciated the opportunity provided to me.

Now I am seeing all these young kids from the US are being short-changed with offshoring. Any US layoff or attrition is being filled offshore. That mandate is coming way, way above. If you don't provide opportunities for young kids, what will happen to the next generation? This is 100% wrong. I want to take someone fresh out of school and mentor them with what I've learned - but all goes offshore. Almost like seeing Manufacturing going offshore in the 80's and 90s.

I am not sure why nothing is being done... I feel like people here are more subservient and submissive than in other countries. (sorry)

https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-india-global-capability-center_id180876

There's no winning.

A thread for: pros, cons and personal experiences relating to Outsourcing/Offshoring.

Just a general thread for Optum Global Capability Center Chennai. What do we know, where are we going, how will things play out, the impact on the rest of the work force.

Heard today that Schwab is going to discontinue hiring in the US and all backfills and future roles will go to GCC. Has anyone else heard this?

Is it true that we might have more layoffs this year or next? I heard that automatic robots are coming to the distribution centers and more jobs going to South America and India are still going down. A high hat in ops. heard it from one of the bosses in securety when he helped him with a violent person problem in his market and then told my boss. He said he told him he is asking for a bigger team . Is that for real or did my boss not understand it right? My boss is always right on what he hears. I’m stressing. Are any of you hearing the same?

How much is Carelon/Elevance paying these offshore employees to positively comment on their carelon expeirence on their last day? It’s non stop and it makes me want to gag.

It’s all US managers with increasingly international teams. We have no “bench” if anyone in the US leaves, which is vital since those of us in the US are doing more complex work and in other countries it’s more backoffice tasks.

Theres no longterm strategy. We’re all in on the short term profits boosts. It’s gonna bite us longterm, but the executives making those decisions will cash out and be long gone by then.

this goes out to the US or other high-cost geos - is anyone else hearing about a new team that was secretly created and "want to learn" about your project/product?

i've heard from 2 different groups that this has happened outside of my coterie.

the company is moving EVERYTHING to India

I'm kind of sick of my department, it's a constant rush to new ridiculous deadlines every day all with the threat of being offshored, it's exhausting

In *** Bratislava. This company is a joke and hates the American people.

"This position is hybrid, and you may be expected to go into Bratislava office 2+ days per week."

Reopening of Manila office announced. MO, custody amongst other functions to be offshoring to that location.

Why hire "expensive" experts from the west when an Indian or Bangladeshi will do the same job for 90% less. Quality of work isn't a variable in this discussion.

USB employs approximately 70,000 across the U.S. and globally. Where can I find statistics on the number of U.S. employees vs. offshore?

General Motors initiated a new round of layoffs. The cuts affected 500 to 600 salaried IT employees. These layoffs primarily occurred in Michigan and Texas. GM stated this is part of transforming its IT organization. The company faces criticism for simultaneously recruiting foreign workers.

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/gm-letting-workers-while-hiring-180036743.html

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the offshore GCC in India. Anyone know any business lines potentially being impacted?

https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=INR&view=5Y

The higher that goes on the chart on the right?

The cheaper indian labor is for a US corporation.

India in particular is experiencing currency collapse and this does NOT work in your favor.

Its over 30% cheaper to pay someone in india than it was 5 years ago. This means that you either need to be 30% more productive or bring in 30% more in revenue, else the bank is losing out on the labor triage (they are taking a loss by keeping you).

You can NEVER outrun currency devaluation - the differentials are just too great, the opportunity for cost savings are MASSIVE, and the executives are incentivized to make stock go up by ANY means.

Charlie chose specifically to be paid if the stock goes up.

"Show me the incentive, I will show you the outcome" -- C. Munger

If getting rid of 80000 employees means his options vest in the money? Its a no brainer what he will choose to do.

And there are zero US labor laws to stop him.

It also means that your career is dead at this bank - stop working so hard, stop worrying, re-skill into something that cannot so easily be off-shored and just wait for your severance package.

We’re making a big bet on India and staffing down all over the world. But has anyone thought about what happens when our internationally unpopular president gets pi---d off at India and we no longer want to be each other’s friends? Seems like the company would be pretty sc--wed!

A lot of interest in offshoring and visa fraud. Would be great to get a YouTuber to do an expose on what Exxon is doing. They could visit some hotels near to campus in the morning and see the huge number of Indians in business trips to Houston and then also all the ones driving into campus who are expats to the US.

It seems to be happening all over again. Usa in favor of other regions or ai

Good bye Mahmoud to Optum Insight under Candyman100x

Incoming Hari who worked for WiPro and Cognizant as your SVP

Get ready ready!

Cheaper workers, offshoring, AI - whatever works. If they could charge us for the privilege of working here, they would.

Noticed recently there are 599 new OGA (offshore) employees, and their U.S. manager was part of the 04/30 layoff.

Anyone out there with more info on what’s to come? Timeline, which departments, etc.

They’re slow‑rolling the dismantling of the WIM examination team. The head was pushed out about four weeks ago, and I’m hearing another ten people were cut yesterday. With 70% of the work already shifted to India, the writing’s on the wall. The rumor now is that by the end of Q3, St. Louis will be the only U.S. location left standing.

Onshore collapses, offshoring expands. We get the scraps while leadership counts the profits.

Basically they decided to wipe the entire 80% of TAC in USA and left Mexico teams. Woww!

Layoffs like this should get local attention. They’re 100% offshoring all of these jobs, taking away from local communities (looking at you CRM, GOSC)

How long do Americans have left before AI, offshore workers and H1B visas take the last of the jobs left?

CS was just the beginning. CO is next, and the plan is obvious - shift everything to India. It’s coming faster than people think. Mark my words.

Just wanted to give the proper hello to rhe worst CEO and human being in Chevron History, MW. Also a hello to the worst CIO in Chevron history that is destroying his fellow American IT personnel to pad his pockets. What kind of people have so little loyalty to their country and community they happily sacrifice them for themselves? Terrible humans. They DO NOT HAVE to act this way. No law says they have to. For those defending these people, a few extra pennies of dividend in your retirement fund at thr cost of laying off people in your community is not Wirth it. Its absolutely wirthless! You dont have enough in your account to make a difference. Now to head out to take an MW!

I found this article on LinkedIn -

Nike is undergoing a massive operational reset. In a move that signals a significant shift in corporate strategy, the sportswear giant is consolidating its global technology functions back to its Portland headquarters.
The Shift: Just two years ago, the strategy focused on expansion in hubs like Atlanta for #Al and #Cybersecurity.
Today, the focus has shifted to simplification. By closing tech offices in #Atlanta, #China, and #Poland, Nike is aiming to strip away organizational layers and align its tech talent more closely with core business priorities.
The Context:
Job Cuts: Part of a broader restructuring expected to eliminate ~1,400 roles.
Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Reassessment: As growth in digital retail moderates, Nike is

No mention of all the jobs they cut in tech in the US getting reposted to rehire in India

I can survive wave after wave of layoffs, RTOs, and offshoring to India as long as they let me rip darts on the front steps again

Please just take them all to the new hub in India. They love it so much they should be the first ones to go.

Months over month, us-based employee count is down 100 and India offshore contractors are up 400

India has 44 openings now in workday.

But I seen your leadership tells you that they are not offshoring. Fu--ing liars.

Major announcement in ECS. UHG has determined it is cost effective to offshore pre authorization services for LTAC, IRF and SNF to the Philippines. 30-40% is caseload gone. Member PHI to be handled by 3rd world