Journal improfane's Journal: Stop Helping Outsourced People 2
Dear Westeners,
I am subscribed to a number of software mailing lists and even contribute sometimes. There's one thing that really makes my blood boil.
If you see a poorly written help request from someone who really doesn't know what they're doing and they beg for help or ask you to email them, please don't.
- Please fix this (followed by a code dump)
- It's urgent please help me.
- my email is rakedayaa@yahoo.co.uk please send me the solution
These people are employed because western corporations have outsourced IT functions to places like India. I have nothing against them personally but they have no respect, manners and sometimes are even rude. When you help them, you are not only doing it for free but you are helping them keep a job they are not fit for. You know, the job that you should probably be doing and getting paid for.
If you see a post that demonstrates lack of understanding (especially from a Indian name) and who looks like they're under pressure, please don't help them. Maybe then they'll get fired.
This drives me up the wall.
Thanks,
One of the few western employees still left
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I pretty much agree with you but... there's always going to be someone who wants to "do the right thing" and be helpful. Worse there's going to be people who think it's offensive for you even to suggest to not help them, and they're the people that if you try to actually start a movement in making these people do their jobs they'll do their best to shoot you down. Along with the people who benefit from the cheap labor and full well know that these people are often completely unqualified and probably just as
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I like good people helping people without anything in return. However it pains me to see them shooting themselves in the foot and it's more of a friendly reminder that hopefully makes people think twice.
In the past I'd help anyone, nowadays I help in a way that does not expose myself to risk. Strategic alturism! Society is divided into three types of people, suckers, grudgers and cheaters [edu365.cat]. I like to help the suckers if I can, can you guess what type I am?