Charles Smith

London

Consultant

Offshoring is a clear statement by an organisation that it places no value on the individual contribution of employees. It states senior management belief that they can package processes and hand them over to a third-party company in a distant country as a short sighted way of saving money.

Given those conditions it is unreasonable to expect any loyalty from that organisation's employees. IT employees are much more mobile and liable to vote with their feet.

In reality the company is importing cheap labour in return for the loss of business knowledge. Our children will pay the price.