Posted on 09/13/2005 by RedStapler
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Top Ten Signs You've Been Outsourced
10. You get asked to count every line of code you've written in the last 20 years.
9. You have a desk, but all supplies have been removed; the supply closet is now locked.
8. The guy sitting next to you has been replaced by someone who doesn't speak English.
7. A "hall-monitor" consultant has been hired to check bathroom passes.
6. Your new outsourcing company buys 4 pizza's for 150 people as a welcome gift and management takes one of the pizza's for themselves; they wonder why morale plummets to new lows.
5. You miss work and forget to call in; nobody notices.
4. Your badge changed colors and logos and no longer gives you access to anything.
3. Your paycheck changed colors, logos, and dollar amount.
2. Your American citizenship and a dollar gets you on the bus.
And the number one sign you have been outsourced...
1. "India" is on your speed dial!
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