Outsourcing: Its perils . . .

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 27, 2004| Author: PATT MORRISON | Copyright information

Outsourcing: Its perils . . .

By PATT MORRISON

Friday, February 27, 2004

If this reads a bit awkwardly, it's because of a little experiment I've been conducting: overseas outsourcing. I'm having my column written by foreign workers.

I farm out my job to low-paid writers around the world, I get to keep most of my munificent wages and I commit only about a half-hour to final inspection instead of spending a dozen hours or more to manufacture a column from start to fin...

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