Since the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, much talk has been going around about his policies and stand on outsourcing among call center employees. My discussions with several people working in the BPO and contact center companies have been mixed.
I think he might have been misunderstood in his statements where he said he’s going to take some of the outsource jobs back to America.
I think it would be safe to say that there won’t be any hiring issues for call centers in the Philippines once the Obama administration kicks in.
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call center services philippines says:
Those words from President Obama was good to hear from people who are hopeful of pursuing their career in life. Even though the president didn’t said that it is a call center industry, still it would give chance others to work. Anyway, thanks for the post.
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contact center Philippines says:
Thanks for the post, though I think that the US government might start implementing tighter rules about outsourcing soon. According to the news, New York Senator Charles Schumer wants to pass a law that will tax all of US calls that are transferred to foreign call center partners. The law will also require agents to declare in which country they are based.
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kc says:
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.
Butch says:
Maybe this forum post from Pinoy Exchange will help:
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=375790
minime says:
lets just hope he has better plans on outsourcing. This is already the future of employment :D
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Kuya Kevin says:
And by the way, America was not built on socialism.
blankPixels says:
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.
Kuya Kevin says:
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.
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These are all speculation. Just wait and see what will be the “first dog” for his two kids. Mexican hairless??
issai says:
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.
issai says:
well, he’s all you got. he will be president. sorry dude. tough.
Kevin says:
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?
issai says:
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.
Kuya Kevin says:
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. :)
issai says:
i think he’s thinking about the manufacturing industry. i’m not so sure though. he’s trying to save the US car industry, but US cars just suck. the US car companies might just die painful death. japanese cars are still better.
fred is right, outsourcing won’t stop. it might slow down but it won’t stop. but i believe obama will make it easier for tech people to get h1b visa. one reason why they outsource is that there’s a few qualified talent. one reason why there’s a lot of engineers from india, china and canada coming to the US. but in this recession, that might change.
Men says:
aw, if that would happens, business here and employment will go down..
Ferdielicious says:
Outsourcing will never stop as long as their are clients from the US who’ll still go for cheap labor here in the country. There will always be means for outsourcing, especially here in the Philippines.
Andre Marcelo-Tanner says:
maybe whatever changes will cause some companies to hire more in the US, but it wont change the fact that lower labor costs exist in 3rd world countries