Outsourcing Unit To Be Set Up In Indian Jail 249
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littlekorea writes "Indian outsourcing firm Radiant Info Systems has found yet another way to lower wages — hiring data entry clerks from a local prison. Some 200 inmates will be paid $2.20 a day to handle manual data entry tasks for Radiant's BPO deals in a pilot for the scheme. Radiant execs told the BBC that the deal will provide skills to inmates when they are released from prison. No doubt they would also be due for a pay raise." They're going to need to cut wages if they want to be competitive with the 100,000 US prisoners who work for 25 cents an hour.
Safe (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Competitive... (Score:4, Funny)
$.25 an hour x 8 hours a day=$2 a day ... Seems fairly competitive to me...
I wonder if they can get "fired" for screwing up their data entry, or if they just get moved from the "entering banking data" group to the "entering climate change data" group?
Re:scary thought (Score:3, Funny)
Let's see how they rank (Score:2, Funny)
Let's see $2.20 a day * 260 days a year (although I doubt they give them too many days off)
= $572 bucks a year
Let's plug it in The Global Rich list....
http://www.globalrichlist.com/ [globalrichlist.com]
= 4,429,714,286
You are the 4,429,714,286 richest person in the world!
You're in the TOP 73.82% richest people in the world!
Re:Safe (Score:3, Funny)
Exactly! ... as long as each prisoner has one of those PHBs overlooking them at all times, just like in the picture.
Re:Slavery in America Today (Score:4, Funny)
Customer: I see some irregular activity on my account and I'd like to talk to someone about it.
Raj: I apologize for the inconvenience. Am I correct to understand that you would like to talk to someone about the irregular activity on your account?
Customer: Um, yes. Yes I would. That's what I said.
Raj: Am I correct to understand that that is what you said?
Customer: Yes! Just get someone who can explain these large wire transfers!
Raj (hand over the receiver): Who handles large wire transfers?
Dani: I do!
Raj: One moment please. I'll transfer you to Dani. He handles large wire transfers
Re:Skills...and a sat image of FCI Elkton! (Score:3, Funny)
*Sigh*
Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... (Score:5, Funny)
Nice use of my MCSE, no?
Perhaps they had sufficient skill and experience on-staff to handle any Solitaire and Minesweeper issues that came up.
IT + Prison? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... (Score:3, Funny)
The right to conjugal visits only guarantees you that your partner can visit for that purpose, it doesn't actually guarantee you a partner...
Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... (Score:1, Funny)
None of those? Well, that just leaves...hmm...let me think...oh God...
You're the guy who greenlighted all those Wayans Brothers movies.
You son of a bitch. They should have thrown away the key.
Re:25 cents? Not in the feds... (Score:1, Funny)
MCSE: Must Consult Someone Else