This didn't really surprise me. Corporations have been importing talent from across the world and perhaps this has become more difficult over time. Over the years, these facilities have acquired quite a bit of talent and expertise. Since H1B visas and green cards are hard to come by, the next logical extension would be to export US talent to these facilities. Most countries that I'm aware of make it much easier for US citizens to obtain work visas and with lucrative compensation, an individuals quality of life in these countries may be far better compared to the US, especially considering the awesome service industry in India.

I can't comment on your experience, but with NoScript the layout is quite nice. I don't see a single ad and the "Next" button is aligned neatly so no need to exert the effort to scroll.

Is it just me or is a canvas view a vertical menu bar, containing duplicate information, taking up, taking up precious real estate? Insane. Hopefully, the Firefox plugin, CustomizeGoogle will remove this garbage.