Outsourcing = Age Discrimination?

When I asked JobsintheMoney users for their thoughts on outsourcing, I learned both outsourcing and age discrimination are on a lot of people's minds. The question was spurred by a poll we ran the week of March 13, which found nearly 53 percent of our users believe outsourcing threatens their jobs. About 29 percent said their positions weren't at-risk, and 18 percent said they weren't sure.

Many of messages we got were from people in their 50s or early 60s who seem to equate outsourcing with age discrimination. "I am so tired of hearing people in my age group denigrate themselves and think that employers are taking a 'chance' by hiring us," one person wrote. "What I see these days that has a 'college education' is almost amusing. Many … who consider themselves 'engineers' cannot write a grammatically correct 3 sentence email."

Read more responses through the link below.

Letters: Your Comments on Outsourcing [JITM]