UK jobs = doomed?

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

Jobs by 2011?

I'm curious in that does anybody think there will be any jobs left at all in the UK by 2011? ie 5 years time, I was hassling a pensions company on behalf of a client, and the
guy at the other end spoke in a very very good fake cockney accent , and over time it seems
to have improved, but it was in India after the guy seemed to think that I was in the middle
of London and that Manchester was somewhere in the middle of London.

And that my office is going nuclear and in 2007 (its an accountancy firm) is sacking 200 staff to outsource 99.5% of the work, with the 0.5% being secretaries who scan in documents all day long SR125 girl who I had lunch with (just friends!) works in a law
firm that is considering Indian outsourcing too , except for the top solicitors. those that are left will be kept for 2 years to facilitate
this exodus.

Or will everybody just be stacking shelves in ASDA and working in Mcjobs or something by 2011?. Or will even those jobs be filled with Romanians and Bulgarians?
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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

It's because the average UK citizen is a lazy bastard.

It's our fault Razz

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

You can only outsource people who can actually work from a phone/internet connection. Try outsourcing your plumber to India! Laughing

cagiva gezzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Karma :

^^ Cost the same though....
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nrml76 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Karma :

There will always be jobs for those with skills and/or brains. The days when people without either could have a decent job and a comfortable life are over.

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Plenty of jobs are being outsourced. Although India is now getting too expensive, added to which they now have a lack of graduates prepared to work on the phone in a call centre.

All the best

Keith
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Mrs Kickstart · Brolly Dolly Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

Hi
However some big companies are find off-shoreing is not a cheap as it seemed and are now on shoreing

Regards
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LustyLew · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Karma :

I think that it's a load of rubbish. Out sourcing as the others have said, has become quite pricey now. Therefore its no difference to have a call centre in the UK.

Over the past year I've noticed that I rarely speak to india when calling O2. I think a lot of companies are cottoning onto the fact that customers do not like it and it will be a pushing factor to change to another company/provider.
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Yoshi · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Karma :

When I was phoning around for quotes would get the occasional Indian, and one (think it was Norwich union) was really chopsy and pushy! He was making out that I was a wanker for not taking out his (crap) quote of a few grand and was short with me like "why aren't you taking it out! Take it out now!" So I told him he was a dick and put the phone down.

I do get annoyed when I'm not able to understand them.
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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

The big corporations are too greedy. Thumbs Down

Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

I think its good that some companies are making a point to show that there call centres/staff are in UK as a way of making the company image better.

I think that its getting crazy, if they can speak good english i dont have a problem BUT theres nothing worse than needing something sorted ASAP and they dont understand you at all!!
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quacker_boy · Cuddle Bitch Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Trying to explain something to an indian out here is nigh on impossible, the useless bastards barely understand english let alone speak it!

I'm not racist, but 99% of the indian's i've met have abosolutely shocking english! And that other 1%? They've lived in England all their lives and therefore claim to be english.

That's funny as fuck.

Me: So where you from?
Indian english wannabe: England man, innit.

He was dressed in trackies, addidas trainers etc. I punched him Laughing

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Luke_Retrofly · Silly Lesbian Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Karma :

Hi
There are plenty of sectors where the british are still good at. Thumbs Up

Luke
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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Only once have Orange ever had an Indian on the end of the line. If I end up with an Indian etc on the end of the line I politely ask to speak to someone I can understand.
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