I'm an engineer. I was employed at a rather large company that manufactures heavy duty off road vehicles, (Wheel Loaders and Excavators and such). Recently, I've lost my job because the quot;higher upsquot; in my company decided to cut costs. They hired an engineer from India to replace me at a fraction of the cost of my wage. I'm middle class and when I see these people with six figure incomes it makes me question their true worth? They will argue that it's actually positive for our the company and our ecomony, but as I sit here typing this, (unemployed), I wonder....who are the ones benefitting? I am unemployed. I don't build bulldozers any longer but they are still being built. These bulldozers clear the land for the house that I can no longer afford. The carpenter, plumber, electrician, etc. don't have a job because the house was never built. They don't have to buy tools anymore either. The trucks that deliver those tools will be parked. I wish I could type more, but you get the point!
Who knows? Many American jobs are being lost by the failing economy also, and more companies may have to follow suit to stay alive. Sad but true!
You sound like a Mechanical Engineers. I suggest you move to an area where engineering jobs have been insourced from Japan or Korea. A Toyota, Hunydai, Honda, or Nissan plant.
When the government itself gets outsourced...its only a matter of time. I am in the service industry and I have yet to see much of that get outsourced but, you are right...America is being literally sold out.
I know exactly how you feel and it makes my blood boil to see so many good jobs taken away from us just so that the companies can save a few dollars. It seems like all we are going to be left with is government related work (police,military, etc.) and low paying jobs (burger king).
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