Why don't companies creativly keep jobs in US? (Score 2, Insightful)

I am getting sick and tired of companies claiming that they can save a lot of money by outsourcing to India, China, Phillipines or Europe. This is all bull. Let the employees work from home and make them come in on a designated "meeting day" for face to face meetings. Your day to day interaction could easily done with video conferencing and IM. Companys can save on office space, electricity, computers, etc. Besides most programmes have better equipment at home then what the company will be willing to spend anyway. Employee would be much more loyal and productive. I know I would. No more dealing with rush hour traffic. No more interruptions from rediculous office politics. I would probably end up working more hours because I can work around MY schedule as opposed to the 9to5 corporate schedule. I know what most employers would say about this. Exactly what my managers said - "Then I couldn't manage you". Last I checked managing involves more then what time I came in and what time I left. That argument doesn't hold any way. After I got this answer to my suggestion they sent a few projects to India - how the hell are you going to "manage" people on the other side of the planet who work in a time zone with a 12 hour differntial who you have never met? I don't know - maybe I'll have to get an MBA to understand "the business side" of it.