08-14-2006, 03:56 AM
<!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo--> Not all Americans are tourists, IT beckons most
Sabrina Buckwalter
[ 14 Aug, 2006 0151hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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Indian outsourcing has inspired comments from Jay Leno and a man who is much funnier, George Bush. It has unleashed debates and even suicides. But for sometime now, Americans have been outsourcing themselves to India for survival. It is tough and sometimes a shocking experience.
But they are also discovering that though India churns out lakhs of graduates every year, there are jobs that Americans are unexpectedly better at.
Joining the Indian workforce from his comfy home in Virginia, Ed Cohen, 46, jumped on to the bandwagon eight months ago, as senior vice-president at Satyam Computer Services' School of Leadership. Cohen brought his entire family to Hyderabad where they have built a warm, happy home for themselves.
Even their dog came along. Seeing a camel for the first time, Cohen says their dog, "freaked out". Cohen has been trying to speak to Indians in Hindi only, to be answered in English.
Cohen and the other Americans who come to India see a promising monetary opportunity. Indian companies are paying Rs 20-30 lakh per year to middle-management Americans. When one year's salary will purchase a nice two-bedroom home in Bangalore, it seems like a lot to an American who would need four year's pay to purchase one in the States.
There are also others who see an opportunity for career advancement.
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Sabrina Buckwalter
[ 14 Aug, 2006 0151hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
RSS Feeds| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates
Indian outsourcing has inspired comments from Jay Leno and a man who is much funnier, George Bush. It has unleashed debates and even suicides. But for sometime now, Americans have been outsourcing themselves to India for survival. It is tough and sometimes a shocking experience.
But they are also discovering that though India churns out lakhs of graduates every year, there are jobs that Americans are unexpectedly better at.
Joining the Indian workforce from his comfy home in Virginia, Ed Cohen, 46, jumped on to the bandwagon eight months ago, as senior vice-president at Satyam Computer Services' School of Leadership. Cohen brought his entire family to Hyderabad where they have built a warm, happy home for themselves.
Even their dog came along. Seeing a camel for the first time, Cohen says their dog, "freaked out". Cohen has been trying to speak to Indians in Hindi only, to be answered in English.
Cohen and the other Americans who come to India see a promising monetary opportunity. Indian companies are paying Rs 20-30 lakh per year to middle-management Americans. When one year's salary will purchase a nice two-bedroom home in Bangalore, it seems like a lot to an American who would need four year's pay to purchase one in the States.
There are also others who see an opportunity for career advancement.
1|2|3|Next >