http://blogs.chron.com/fulldisclosure/ Reliant Energy is studying a plan to outsource part of its information technology division. In a memo sent to workers earlier this week, Reliant says it's in talks with Accenture and Wipro to handle software, development and infrastructure operations. A Reliant spokeswoman confirmed that the memo had been sent out and that the company was engaged in a "due diligence" phase to evaluate possible outsourcing. Spokeswoman Pat Hammond said the memo was sent as part of Reliant's effort, begun two years ago, to keep employees informed about possible changes at the company. "We're exploring our options at this point," she said. "No decisions have been made." Hammond said about 325 people work in the IT division. The person who provided me with a copy of the memo said workers were told as many as 95 positions may be eliminated and as many as 40 more may be transferred to the outsourcing company. Reliant would retain about 120, the person said. Workers were told that Reliant hopes to make a decision by mid-August, the person said. Hammond said it was too early to say how many positions would be affected because Reliant hasn't decided what, if any, outsourcing services it might use. "We can't say with any certainty what impact there might be on employees," she said. Reliant will let us know when or if a decision is made, she said. So stay tuned... ---------------------- Man, I'm glad I didn't get in there...
The way these big companies go, one year everything will be outsourced, then the year after that, only half is outsourced, and by the third year it's mostly in-house. Of course, come the fourth year, the cycle repeats itself. The working man is a sucka. /Number one sucka.
This is so slimey, I have worked contractor in the IT Dept at a forutne 500 company, we did all the same work with none of the benefits, vacation or job security. The lucky ones will be the ones who are sent packing the ones sent to the Contract company will be screwed.
So how did your salary compare to the "permanent" employees. When I worked contract, I usually made a lot more money than regular employees. I also worked at Verizon where I watched 600 "permanent" employees around me get laid off by Verizon while, I and 11 others who were contractors, stuck around for the full 6 months. They extended our contracts at the end of the first 6 months, but I chose to look for "permanent" employment as that was back when Dot Com/telecom bubble was bursting.
