In Thomas Friedman’s, “30 Little Turtles”, he talks about the benefits from out-sourcing jobs in one country and hiring people in places like India to do that job.
Friedman starts by sharing how he got a standing ovation from a room full of 20-year old Indians, after perfectly reading, “A bottle of bottled water held 30 little turtles. It did not matter that each turtle had to rattle a metal ladle in order to get a little bit of noodles, a total turtle delicacy. The problem was that there were many turtle battles for less than oodles of noodles” (Friedman 176). He was to show them how the phrase sounded with a Canadian accent, as they were to suppress there native accent and try to pronounce words of one from the country the call came from.
The purpose of this essay is to show how outsourcing can lead to positive things for people across seas. Outsourcing has lead to many people who did not have prior jobs, to get a job and gain work experience. These types of jobs in Canada or America are low paying jobs but translate to high paying jobs in places like India. I think the intended audience for this article is the working class Canadians and Americans because it shows how fortunate we are that it is not too difficult to find a job. Also that we should not be taking advantage of our jobs because people in India are grateful for our “low end jobs”.
A strong example of this is, “Watching these incredibly enthusiastic young Indians preparing for their call center jobs—earnestly trying to soften there t’s and roll their r’s—is an uplifting experience, especially when you hear from their friends already working these jobs how they have transformed their lives” (Friedman 176).
Do you think that people in North America would try as hard at this job versus people in India?
Good question, and I dont think we would respect these jobs nearly as much and would probably take it for granted. In addition when people from countries who face hardship usually have a strong work ethic and take pride in their work.
ReplyDeleteBecause employments options are so limited in places like India, especially for women, I think they'd be more diligent performing the job well then say someone like myself living here in Canada. However, a job that paid only $300/mo is insufficient to pay monthly rent, let alone eat here. I'd feel exploited because although I don't know precisely what Apple or Telus or Bell, for example, make as yearly profits, it is sufficient to offer wages that more adequately reflect what is needed by an average person to live in US or Canada.
ReplyDeleteI believe that as Canadians and Americans we are not able to appriciate the amount that East Indians make while they do this job, plus it opens up more opportunities for women and young men.
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