[thelist] RE: Does web design have a future in'highwage'countries? (wasQuestion])

[Dan Romanchik]

You are joking about this, aren't you, Randal? IT workers are supposedly
better educated than assembly line workers and should, therefore, be more
adaptable than factory workers. Both are, however, really pretty much in the
same situation.

Dan
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Dan Romanchik - Web Developer
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From: "RUST Randal" <RRust at COVANSYS.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 8:12 AM
Subject: RE: [thelist] RE: Does web design have a future
in'highwage'countries? (wasQuestion])


> Diane Soini wrote:
>
> > All this off-shoring would be fine with me if I knew what was
> > going to
> > replace these jobs.
>
> And therein lies the biggest issue. Most IT workers have skills that
> apply to one industry. When a worker on the line at a GM plant in
> Michigan gets laid off, he or she has skills that are easier to apply to
> a new line of work. Most often the job will be physical in nature, but
> at least they can adapt. It's just not the same for the IT worker.
>
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> Randal Rust
> Covansys Corp.
> Columbus, OH
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