So Xerox, where is your disaster recovery plan?
Work sent to Guatemala, the country is basically shut down, they are working from home if they have a laptop and get this, they use modems as no internet at their homes
Work sent to Manilla, the country now on lockdown and shelter in place until at least April 15th, unless you have a car which most don't then you cannot work as most do not have access to a laptop or internet
Work sent to India, oh I am just waiting for the sh– to hit the fan there
So guess who will end up doing all the work, yup, the onshore Americans that remain
Great move Mother X, aren't you so glad you released all the competent American workers? My core now has 1 person offshore out of 6 to do supply orders, nobody to do A/R and A/P and contracts done in India so you know that will be affected soon
You just can't make this stuff up, hey Xerox that is called Karma!!!
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@71rg
You do your best and it is what it is, the problem is Xerox's not yours!!!
Remember they outsourced OUR jobs, do your shift and clock out on time
Received notice today that I (alone) will take part in a 5 hour training on two sister-core’s supply procedures. Apparently if the Philippines are unable to work, I will have to cover supplies for 3 cores because I am the only onshore supply person remaining.
What do I do. I’m in shock.
You are correct that offshoring will be the end of Xerox. However, that mistake started over 20 years ago when Xerox first offshored software development/engineering. Back then they called it “Distributed Development”. Everything that the onshore developers told Xerox could go wrong with that plan has gone wrong! They should have listened!
The companies who will come out of this with the least impact will be those who outsourced to countries with a strong IT infrastructure instead of further investment into Mormon missionary countries inherited from Blodgett/ACS mess.
The phrase, lets strap these bricks together and make a boat comes to mind.
Xerox is fast running out of bricks and the boat they are in has more leaks than a Welsh farmer.
This isn't just a Xerox problem, every country needs to reexamine their supply chains. Lessons will be short lived though I'm sure, based on the MBA classes' track record of corporate failure the last 30 years.
Just watch. They will try and pull back as much of the work as they can and have anyone who's left onshore do it.
Oh, and you'll still have to do your regular job.
Like Johnny V says, "We're all in the same boat, we need to be rowing together!"
Whatever.
TechPowerHouse, LOL
Since a lot of the accounting/finance functions have been moved to Manila/Guatemala, I wonder if Xerox will be able to close their books in March.
The is NO ONE left to do the work in the US. They got rid of everyone who knew anything at all. I have to say that you made my day now that I have a new job where I am being appreciated. Xerox deserves whatever it gets. As you said, it's all about Karma.