"Services" is where the IT business is going. And yes, there are outsourcing companies in the USA and various other non-India, non-China nations. Skilled, flexible talent is very valuable to a services company. And it's satisfying work because you're not stuck with one environment all the time -- you get to play with lots of different customer environments, picking up new skills along the way.
Basically, what I'm saying here is, quit whining. Ma
Yea, become a consultant. You've already got one business in your rolodex that will buy a product from the same person inspecting whether they need that product.
What I'd do is file for unemployment immediately. This would be good to find out if they claim they fired you for cause. In Texas at least, if they want to make that claim, it has to be done in writing which means they would have to commit to those statements. If you wanted to pursue it, you could eventually find out why they say you were fired. Likely they will just take the hit on their unemployment insurance and not contest your unemployment.
If you think that something was a little bit shady, like a manager getting a kickback from the consultants you might try to use your current contacts to feel that out. Unlikely you'll find out anything there but if you do you could be a real bastard about it.
I ran into a situation where I was hired by a business consulting group to do some work they normally didn't do. I had contract signed and everything when they never called back with a start date. After two weeks of expecting a firm date, I called them and they said it was a no go. I suspect they filled the position internally after using me to land the contract. They had accidentally let me know the company they were pitching and it turns out the President of that company is a family friend. All I had to do was ask an uncle to ask this guy over lunch if they had someone doing this job from company xxx. After weighing the possibilities of what I would/could do if I was right, I decided I just didn't want to know and time would be best spent concentrating on a job/career instead of money and time lost. When lawyers get involved the only sure thing is that the lawyers make money.
I'll agree with this, and add apply to consulting companies.
When I was out of work, I got a call from one that I'd applied to earlier, and a 3 mo job didn't sound so bad now. Turned into 5yrs before disability hit, it helps to have someone do the sales/back end part of the business for you, finding you work.
Call the company and offer consulting services to help them with the transition to outsourcing.
You already know how the company works, how it can better manage its resources and become more efficient. Heck, in the process you might even convince them outsourcing == bad and get your old job back.
Promptness is its own reward, if one lives by the clock instead of the sword.
Easy solution (Score:5, Interesting)
Get a job working with an outsourcer. Duh.
"Services" is where the IT business is going. And yes, there are outsourcing companies in the USA and various other non-India, non-China nations. Skilled, flexible talent is very valuable to a services company. And it's satisfying work because you're not stuck with one environment all the time -- you get to play with lots of different customer environments, picking up new skills along the way.
Basically, what I'm saying here is, quit whining. Ma
Re:Easy solution (Score:5, Interesting)
What I'd do is file for unemployment immediately. This would be good to find out if they claim they fired you for cause. In Texas at least, if they want to make that claim, it has to be done in writing which means they would have to commit to those statements. If you wanted to pursue it, you could eventually find out why they say you were fired. Likely they will just take the hit on their unemployment insurance and not contest your unemployment.
If you think that something was a little bit shady, like a manager getting a kickback from the consultants you might try to use your current contacts to feel that out. Unlikely you'll find out anything there but if you do you could be a real bastard about it.
I ran into a situation where I was hired by a business consulting group to do some work they normally didn't do. I had contract signed and everything when they never called back with a start date. After two weeks of expecting a firm date, I called them and they said it was a no go. I suspect they filled the position internally after using me to land the contract. They had accidentally let me know the company they were pitching and it turns out the President of that company is a family friend. All I had to do was ask an uncle to ask this guy over lunch if they had someone doing this job from company xxx. After weighing the possibilities of what I would/could do if I was right, I decided I just didn't want to know and time would be best spent concentrating on a job/career instead of money and time lost. When lawyers get involved the only sure thing is that the lawyers make money.
Re:Easy solution (Score:2)
When I was out of work, I got a call from one that I'd applied to earlier, and a 3 mo job didn't sound so bad now. Turned into 5yrs before disability hit, it helps to have someone do the sales/back end part of the business for you, finding you work.
Re: Becoming a consultant is the best idea (Score:2)
You already know how the company works, how it can better manage its resources and become more efficient. Heck, in the process you might even convince them outsourcing == bad and get your old job back.