How One Person Makes Money Outsourcing His Job to India
Posted by junger - 10/03/06 at 07:10:18 pmIt seems like everyone has experienced (or at least heard some talk about) some company that has outsourced their customer service call center to India. Most of the time the conversation focuses on the language barrier, as people having trouble using their computers aren't helped by the difficulty in understanding the Indian accent.
But it's not just call center jobs that are outsourced to India. In fact, outsourcing opportunities probably occur more often than you think.
Distance learning is getting a new meaning, with private tutors in India, according to Reuters (via WeirdTechNewsHub).
Many of the tutors have masters degrees in their subjects, said Ganesh. On average, they have taught for 10 years. Each undergoes 60 hours of training, including lessons on how to speak in a U.S. accent and how to decipher American slang.
They are schooled on U.S. history and state curricula, and work in mini-call centers or from their homes across India. One operates out of Hong Kong, teaching the Chinese language.
It's amazing what a capitalistic mind can come up with.
On a similar note, a co-worker of mine told me a story about a friend of his who was outsourcing his work to India to two workers. His company paid him a salary of $60k, and he doled out $20k a piece to his two workers. He stayed in the loop, passing on information between his replacements and his boss, earning $20k in the process … literally doing barely anything.
Apparently, he was able to do this because he worked at home, obviously removing any in-office questions about what he was doing.
Obviously, I'm not going to recommend that anyone try this. There are obvious legal and ethical questions, but like I said, the capitalistic spirit is amazing.
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Ethical? they are all earning equal amounts – Equality
Comment by Matt — October 4, 2006 #
Matt – hah!
Though I doubt that his boss would be laughing.
Comment by junger — October 4, 2006 #