Comments on: Obama and the Call Center Industry

By: Dontae

Dontae — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:07:00 +0000

Dontae…

this is why i always pick my nose….

By: abhe

abhe — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:51:05 +0000

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By: abhe

abhe — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:50:00 +0000

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By: kc

kc — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:22:38 +0000

Are you kidding me? More and more companies in teh US are realizing that even though they save a lot of money with the payroll, it costs them the customer. Here in teh US companies are boasting of the fact that they have call centers located in the US. More and more customers are complaining about their sensitive information being sent overseas to god knows who and where. Bet on your call center job not being available anytime in the future. Do a search on the internet and you’ll see how many are bringing them back to the US. AT&T, Sallie Mae, US Airways, United Airlines just to name a few. How would you like to contact an american guy who didnt speak your language very well or was hard to understand just to get something done. I am american and I’ve worked in two filipino call centers both with mci and apple as an agent and a qa so I know what i’m talking about.

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By: Butch

Butch — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:49:25 +0000

Maybe this forum post from Pinoy Exchange will help:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=375790

By: minime

minime — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:05:32 +0000

lets just hope he has better plans on outsourcing. This is already the future of employment

By: minime

minime — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:04:37 +0000

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By: Kuya Kevin

Kuya Kevin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:50:09 +0000

And by the way, America was not built on socialism.

By: blankPixels

blankPixels — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:15 +0000

I’ve been working for call centers for more than 4 years now. There are a lot of concerns going around here regarding Obama’s win. Clients and managers from major companies in the US (mostly IT) expressed that these tax breaks that Obama is offering won’t change anything about their decision to outsource here in the Philippines.

Why? Because they get better people here – college graduates who are highly motivated to perform their jobs. Call center employees here seriously consider that there’s a career in this industry. A client even said that in the US, people tend to think about working in a call center as their last resort.

So, we (call center employees) shouldn’t really concern ourselves about Obama’s win as US companies who outsource will make more profit in outsourcing than from any tax breaks or incentives the new president can offer.

By: Kuya Kevin

Kuya Kevin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:38:43 +0000

Issai,

I also opposed the bailout. I think it is ridiculous, and I think businesses should be allowed to fail if they can’t make a profit (including the American auto industry).

I’m not worried for my own sake. I don’t work in the call center industry.

Having said all of this, I believe the American economy will survive.

By: autocad tutorial

autocad tutorial — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:09:37 +0000

These are all speculation. Just wait and see what will be the “first dog” for his two kids. Mexican hairless??

By: issai

issai — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:29 +0000

lol i think i’m trolling yuga’s post. i’m just trying to be optimistic in these bad times. no use crying over spilled milk. sorry dudes, nothing personal. i just hate pessimism during these times.

By: issai

issai — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:55:58 +0000

well, he’s all you got. he will be president. sorry dude. tough.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:23:43 +0000

Obama doesn’t know what he is talking about. A lot of the promises like bring back jobs to the US via impeding the spread of call centers and BPOs isn’t going to work or happen. There are just too many benefits and companies are very well-established.

Obama’s tax breaks won’t happen either, even if for just the call centers or BPOs. What kind of president in his right mind cuts taxes in an economic downturn and in the face trillion dollar debt?

By: issai

issai — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:26:03 +0000

i find nothing wrong with pro-abortion socialist. his values are not your values. the 700 billion bailout is socialist, why don’t they just let the banks and auto industry die. capitalism is a system with no safety net, that’s why the government intervened. now tell me that bush isn’t socialist either. what does it have to do with outsourcing? if you have “uber l33t skillz” you have nothing to worry about my dear friend. the philippine job industry is not just about call centers.

oh yeah, i support pro-choice.

By: Kuya Kevin

Kuya Kevin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:59:31 +0000

I hope you are right. This was one of my many concerns about him–that he will negatively impact the call center industry in the Philippines.

That and the fact that he’s a radically pro-abortion socialist.