[mdlug] Compuware - Ford - Jobs Available

[dave]

Aaron Kulkis wrote:

>dave wrote:
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>>Aaron Kulkis wrote:
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>>>Robert Adkins wrote:
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>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
>>>>>[mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Kulkis
>>>>>Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:02 AM
>>>>>To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
>>>>>Subject: Re: [mdlug] Compuware - Ford - Jobs Available
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>>>>>gib at juno.com wrote:
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>>>>>>The Compuware contract with Ford may be ending.  Many 
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>>>>>people are being taken off of the Ford account.  So, Ford 
>>>>>will be bringing in replacements. 
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>>>>>Better not be from Wipro -- if so, all of Michigan should be 
>>>>>up in arms... literally.
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>>>> This could be opening up a can of worms, but why?
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>>>> I do not know anything of this Wipro you speak of.
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>>>You've heard stories of people being told that they're
>>>going to be layed off, and that their separation benefits
>>>are dependent upon training their replacements from India?
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>>>In almost all cases, that's Wipro.  They are the number
>>>one abuser of the H1-B visa program.
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>>>About 10 years ago, when I first heard that the H1-B program
>>>was being abused, I didn't believe it...but then I started
>>>seeing more and more evidence that supports the accusation.
>>>It's being used to displace American IT workers, not
>>>supplement, which is the purpose of the program.
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>>So far, I have not seen any replacements, from India nor anyplace else. 
>>I have started to get query from other Pimp houses drooling over the 
>>open requisitions. The fact that Ford HR posted open req's says this is 
>>not a move to send jobs off shore or to any specific company.
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>That's good, then.  From your post 3 minutes before this one,
>it appears that it's just a reaction to the Compuware exec's
>attempt to squeeze blood from a turnip.
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Yeah, that's my take. Ford like Chrysler owns a software house in Cinai 
(spelling?) India. So, if they wanted to off shore IT jobs, it would be 
a no brainer.