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International Relocation: In Defense of IBM and Project Match

04-Feb-09

IBM is under fire this week from many for its plan to offer laid off workers in the U.S. assistance in relocating to IBM offices in other countries. The program, named “Project Match,” specifically offers relocation help in China, India, Brazil, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates. I defend Project Match – unless U.S. citizens learn more about becoming global citizens, partly by actually living overseas, we are not going to be able to adapt to the economic challenges ahead. Those who do not adapt, perish.

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IT Contractors: response to Kurt Cagle of O’Reilly

30-Dec-08

Kurt Cagle, online editor for O’Reilly Media, has written an extremely interesting article on the need for change in the world of IT contracting. He points out that a large portion of recent IT workforce cutbacks have been the discontinuation of contract workers. I discuss his conclusions, disagree with some, agree with others, and add some further ideas to move the discussion along. I talk about contractor workers collectives, telecommuting and more flexible, modular approaches than the 40 hour workweek.

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