They are outsourcing aggressively and high ranking people have metrics about work that has been offshored. Theu are providing services mostly "by the hour" or

They are outsourcing aggressively and high ranking people have metrics about work that has been offshored. Theu are providing services mostly "by the hour" or per project whose internal metrics are also compared with charged hours. Because of their metrics being directly correlated with headcount they need to hire. Probably they will be hiding their offshoring behind the general lay off environment and is not comparable with the reasons for the tech sectors layoffs. In the grand scheme of things it is not a large number for the size of the company but it would be a good number for a moderate offshore hiring spree. Their employee churn is a lot larger.