Good News for Apple Employees in USA

[Adonsa]

The entire article:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1612033.cms

Highlights of the article:

Originally Posted by India Times

BANGALORE: The company that redefined the way we listen to music has decided to call it quits in India. Apple... is pulling out its software development and support operations in India. The company had commenced operations in April and hired about 30 people for its subsidiary, Apple Services India Pvt Ltd.

At a meeting on May 29, Apple announced its decision to lay off all its employees. Apple officials told them that ‘‘the company is revaluating its operations and has thought of pulling back its Indian operations’’.

Apple is giving these employees a severance package of two months salary....

Apple continues to operate its sales and marketing arm in Bangalore which employs 25 people.

... Apple had set itself a hiring target of 600 by the year-end. After a gala induction ceremony on April 17, the operations team went to Transworks for training. Some of the managers were about to leave for the US for further training when they were asked to stay put.

Some of the managers were about to leave for the US for further training

As in "knowledge transfer" or " You're fired, now go train your replacement!" ?

[fryke]

and that's good news why?

[Adonsa]

Originally Posted by fryke

and that's good news why?

Should be obvious.
It's not just good news, but great news, for Apple employees in Cupertino, whose jobs might otherwise be vulnerable to offshore outsourcing (offshoring).

[Lt Major Burns]

bloody pro-US-jobs people. they think that it's they're god given right to get the job they want. off-shoring happens because americans are far too into their legal rights system, and the sue-me-sue-you culture they've created for themselves in their free country. american labour is expensive, and half arsed, most of the time.

the Mercedes M-Class (mark 1) is the classic example. The germans decided to off shore from their own workforce to the cheaper (!) labour in america. that car damaged Mercedes impecable reputation for build quality so bad that they axed it, closed the plant down and made it's replacement in germany. it was an american build car. most europeans won't buy american cars. they're cheap, shoddy and over priced. if the american workforce was less inclined to look out for number one, they might have more success. the unions are making it far too easy for the average joe to get away with stuff.

[Mikuro]

...and bad news for Apple employees in India...

[ElDiabloConCaca]

This isn't a case of outsourcing, so the arguments that it would have taken away jobs for US citizens or that it would somehow be beneficial for US citizens employed by Apple is moot.

This is a case of Apple expanding it's global reach -- it's not like Apple was going to close down shop somewhere in the US and re-open it overseas employing non-US citizens.

[lbj]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

the Mercedes M-Class (mark 1) is the classic example. The germans decided to off shore from their own workforce to the cheaper (!) labour in america. that car damaged Mercedes impecable reputation for build quality so bad that they axed it, closed the plant down and made it's replacement in germany.

Sorry Lt Major, that's just plain wrong. The Tuscaloosa plant is alive and well and churning out more Mercedes than ever, including all the M's you see over on the continent. I also find it amusing that you say most Europeans would never own an American car, yet Mercedes went out and bought Chrysler. That was no merger but an outright acquisition.

But on the whole, I agree...Americans love when foreign factories are built here, but hate "outsourcing". Our hypocrasy is truly mind boggling.

http://www.mbusi.com/

[fryke]

Either way: I'm not sure this is good news for *Apple*. And that's what should be the important thing for us here on macosx.com.