Well, this is delightfully unexpected. A technology support services company called SlashSupport just announced that it’s outsourcing—to America. Yummy globalization.
HereÂ’s information from the press release, via SAJAÂ’s email discussion list:
SlashSupport, the technology support services company announced today the opening of a new support center in San Jose, California. It is SlashSupport’s sixth center (adding to its existing four locations in India and a redundancy center in Singapore). SlashSupport is a part of Cybernet Software Systems ( CSS ) Group.
SlashSupport’s core support delivery backbone at India employs over 2000 representatives, at four distinct support centers spread across 180,000 sq. ft. in Chennai, India.
This might only be the beginning?
The new San Jose support center will help SlashSupport meet some of the local support needs in providing complete range of support services, significantly strengthening its support infrastructure outside India. Depending on the needs of the business, SlashSupport has the option of expanding its North America operations.
Jason Alexander, erstwhile-Costanza and current…um…outsourcing guru was unavailable for comment.
A company that takes off-shoring quite literally is SeaCode . They house (imprison ?) their programmers in ship off the CA coast , just outside US territorial waters (to avoid US labor laws), yet close enough to reach the mainland for business. Innovative in a bizarre way.
remember the gay sex mound at the end of that episode?
do i! but can you blame them? they had to prevent the future. 😉
but at what cost? would you sell your soul (anus) for the sake of the future?
razib darling,
i think i should be asking YOU that. if i recall the episode correctly, any commerce involving my
anussoul wasn’t necessary. 😉 yours on the other hand…fair enough. fuck the future!