A little rant about Outsourcing to Phillipines, India, Asia, etc, etc

This a matter of perspective. I have friends who live in other countries where the economy isn't what it is in America who would be thrilled to death to be able to work from home and make a good living.

This was a little on the mean side, but also entirely true. Just because $370 is peanuts here in the states doesn't mean that the same is true for the Phillipenes. People seem to forget that a lot and base their assumptions only on how things are in their own neck of the woods.

Yeah, we must respect the Filipino workers, but disrespectfully slamming American workers by proxy via your in-house staff is ok, lol.

Maybe you're the one who forgets, and is projecting a bit in this thread. I mean, when someone says "my Filipino", what do you think they're talking about if not a person....a table, or maybe a lawn mower?

Good to hear it right from the horses mouth. Now, how do you feel about the wages that you are paid? Are they fair in your opinion? Do they allow you to live comfortably? Are outsource workers doing this as a main source of income or just as a side job?

Your answers will really help out this discussion.

read the post where i say give bonuses...

Being a Filipino is not as easy as you think. Considering the online cost of creating products, we can't afford that much.

Online cost is much more different.
In our place, I can already comfortably live for just $5 a day, but in online it is just a price of a single article service.

Also, price is our only advantage over the competition.
If a guy from United States and Philippines is offering the same product and the same price, I think you will more likely to buy someone from United States.

I'm in the US too and will agree. I use odesk and fiverr and have started targeting US based workers lately. I'll outsource overseas if I can't find similar quality and cost. Sometimes the quality and ease of conversing in the same language/time zone makes up for additional cost (within reason).

But the original post still holds true whether workers are local or overseas... treat them with respect and reward hard work.

Amen brother - and I will hire as many
Americans as I can. It seems like for what you can get at Fiverr there is not really such a difference.

First of all, it's not Philippino but Filipino.

It appears to me that you are a conclusive type.

Have you lived here in the Philippines? If so, for how many years? Where in the Philippines?

Let's say you are right but I think you have missed something, you can outsource in the Philippines because we love to work and want to keep abreast with the fast changing technology too.

It's so sad to know that you think the main reasons are just because we are in a bad situation, have no bargaining power and are desperate for work and the income that goes with it.

Well, anyway everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion.

Great insight about respect and gratitude for people willing to do the work that we're not willing to do or just don't have time for. That goes to say for all workers, not just overseas, your garbage man, your mailman, your janitors, etc.

As a Filipino myself (though born and raised in the US) and having lived in the Philippines, I know for a fact that $370/month is reasonable income, so don't feel too "sorry" for them. It's especially sufficient if you're a single person without a family to support and children to send to school, as school supplies, uniforms, and tuition can get pretty costly and can easily consume such income.

As per the above post, I do agree with you that the cost of living is much lower in the Philippines, but not solely due to poverty, take consideration the high population growth, majority of workers are rural workers and farmers, and out of the 7000 islands of the Philippines only about 4000 is inhabited in which many ethnic and indigenous groups still exist. More likely they are not included in the GDP/GNP/NNI per capita of the nation.

I disagree in regards to the fact that the nation is in a bad situation, lack bargaining power and is desperate. Many major companies like Intel, TI, Toshiba have set up shop in the Philippines because of it's steadily growing industrialized economy. And the fact that they're willing to do the same amount of work cheaper than other countries gives them A LOT of bargaining power and making them more competitive and appealing to outside consumers, and not too mention more work.

There's as much desperation in the US as in the Philippines when it comes to finances and economy. You hear about people killing themselves and their families due to unemployment, marriages ending in divorce because of finances, and a growing trend in people leaving America to pursue better opportunities in other nations, one of which being the Philippines as a high statistics of expats from all over the world would show.

Filipinos are resourceful, and work with what they've got, even if they don't have much in comparison. Their need for materialist things isn't like that of the driving consumerism of the US. Many are content and satisfied living a simple life. But you will definitely see signs of western influences penetrating the culture, with powerhouses like McDonald and Apple it's inevitable...

When it comes to business, outsourcing is by far one of the most cost efficient services available that allows small and big businesses to grow even more. It's unfortunate for those who have been negatively affected (my fahter-in-law for one who has been out of work for a year as a computer analyst since IBM has outsourced his job to Kuala Lumpar), but it's part of growth. I use them, and I highly recommend them to anyone else who is thinking of using outsourcing companies...

Hello nicheblogger75, you may want to check this site, How to Outsource to the Philippines - John Jonas Replace Myself in case you haven't seen this before.

More power to you, mate!

Cheers,
Louie Tugas