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 | | From: | no name | | Subject: | Re: Why not employ local people. | | Date: | Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:40:10 -0800 |
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 | The "textbook answer" is that local people may not have the special skills,
but that's not the real answer. In 1986 I, as an electronics engineer in the
USA, lost my job in "Silicon Valley". I had just successfully completed a
state of the art program that still remains active after 18 years. This has
made hundreds of thousands of dollars for the company and continues to be a
major source of income. I was unable to find another job, being 50 years old
I discovered tremendous age related discrimination. At that time foreign
engineers were being hired throughout Silicon valley by the thousands. In
1988, according to engineering publications, there were over 100,000 foreign
born engineers working in the State of California alone, yet I, with an
excellent record of accomplishments, remained unemployed. I have no
documented proof but it's generally accepted among my peers, most of whom
also lost their jobs at age 50, that younger employees cost less to insure,
hence the preference. The fact that most of the new hires were foreig born
has been attributed to their desperation, coming from countries like India,
with such a low standard of living.
"ray" wrote in message
news:e2951aa7.0311271421.5a81bc15@posting.google.com...
> I was asked for a geography schools project why companies prefer to
> use expatriates rather than employ local people indigenous to the
> countries concerned. I could think of some "common sense" reasons, but
> was wondering if anyone more "in the know" than me could reveal
> something a bit more interesting that I had not thought of.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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