So...I don't know how many times I've gotten emails from people who want me to hire them for something or other. They apparently don't realize I'm not an advertising agency and I never have been. Maybe the whole "studio" word throws them off. Well Friday I got a call from some guy that asked for the CEO of Aibrean's Studio. Granted, that threw me off and I instantly thought something was fishy. Then he started talking about wanting to partner up for websites/e-commerce. I thought, "hey, this might be good...fine I'll talk." So he scheduled me up for a 4:00 today. I get a confirmation email and click on their website. They offer outsourcing solutions...
Fancy that.
That is the single most annoying thing EVER. Outsourcing solutions. I pride myself in being able to offer my clients everything and designed by ME. If I can't do it, I talk to people (local people that I *cough cough* can understand on a phone or any other communication method) and let my clients know the cost (and I do not mark up).
So for those little Indian smart butts running around undermining American (and possibly global) industry (and YES I blame you for the Earthlink situations since I can't understand your dialect and you apparently can't understand me)...I DON'T OUTSOURCE TO INDIA, I DON'T NEED CHEAP LABOR, and I CREATE MY OWN DESIGNS!!!
Can you tell I'm just still a little mad at Earthlink?
On the subject of cheap labor. I do say one thing. Indian products trump Chinese ones. I choose quality over price and in my experience, Chinese products are the lowest they come. If I had the option of a $15 can opener made in America over a $5 one made in China, I would buy the American one. I would by a $10 spoon made in Poland over a $2 Chinese one. and I have bought a $7 pair of salad tongs made in India over Chinese ones because I don't want to ingest lead. So here is the thing, I'm pretty much solid against anything Chinese made. I could care a less where it's made if it's outside China...because EVERYTHING seems to be made in China and it's making me sick. I went to a Celtic Isles store here and the guy said the Irish stuff is going overseas and people aren't buying because it isn't authentic anymore. Chinese production is killing the world.
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I agree. I make a concerted effort not to buy Chinese made products because 9 times out of 10 times the item in question winds up being a piece of crap that falls apart in a few days. Target is notorious for carrying loads of Chinese-made products that are just garbage.
I think the problem is a deep one. Most people don't realize the hand of the Federal Reserve and Big Government in general has had in creating this problem in the first place.
It costs Americans something like $265 billion a year just to comply with the income tax. Add inflation and the ton of federal regulation, it's no wonder companies are either closing down shop and moving overseas or outsourcing.
When our economy finally does collapse either through hyperinflation or deflation, maybe people will learn that too much government is really a very bad thing. It will be nice to dump fascism and return to a more constitutional republic based on the principles of liberty.
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