ITSS to layoff employees, outsource jobs

[UpInArms]

http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=13450&repository=0001_article

To meet budget constraints, Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS) has drafted a plan to outsource a number of its technical tasks. In the past months, some employees have already been laid off.

“It’s very difficult to lay off dedicated employees who have given so much to the University,” said Chief Information Officer Chris Handley. “I’m very aware how layoffs affect not only the person losing his or her job, but also the people he or she has served.”

Decisions to outsource work are made by Handley in conjunction with the ITSS management team and are reviewed by senior University management.

ITSS provides the Stanford community with a computing and communication infrastructure to support academic, business and administrative activities. There are currently about 450 people on staff. According to Handley, only four positions have been replaced with off-shored services by an American company’s branch in another country.

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Are we now off-shoring our "brain trust" positions?

[PATRICK]

1. Republicanizing the IT sector

by disempowering the workforce of its money and independence and corrupting the "new" sector into being worse or just as bad as the "old" sector in suppressing the populace here.

The lure of greed and power again works wonders among our promising positive sectors of growth.

[wjittermoss]

2. "PROFITS" is the new mantra of this administration

Not jobs, not a thriving economy...just profits for the fat cats. And isn't it amazing that Bush gives huge tax cuts just in time to coincide with the huge profits being reported by corporations. A few of us might benefit from our stock portfolios but most of that wealth in the market is held by the same 2% that just got the huge tax breaks. Most average Americans are bolstering this shabby economy with huge credit debt. They are spending thier credit card. The sentiment is: "I will never be able to afford things for may family like I want to AND why should the wealthy get all the goodies? I work hard and have little to show for it so ..."