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What Disney has done is certainly reprehensible but fully legal (given the "contractor" loophole in the H1-B program). However the backlash is focusing on the "

What Disney has done is certainly reprehensible but fully legal (given the "contractor" loophole in the H1-B program). However the backlash is focusing on the "them foreigners taking our Jobs" aspect a bit too much. What should be troubling is the fact that someone in the Executive Suite contracted out important IT functions (such as these jobs were I am assuming). If the CIO/CTO etc are perfectly wiling to disrupt core functions to shave off some costs - you have to wonder about the strategic abilities of these highly paid morons who cannot think past the next quarter. That is the real outrage - whether those outsourced jobs are done by H1-Bs (or even possibly L1-Bs who are much more prone to abuse) is the minor part of the story.

graedus 11y ago
> If the CIO/CTO etc are perfectly wiling to disrupt core functions to shave off some costs - you have to wonder about the strategic abilities of these highly paid morons who cannot think past the next quarter. Agree, but isn't this a broader issue with the system of incentives in a publicly traded corporation? The drive to sacrifice core capabilities in exchange for short term profits seems to be a widespread recurring problem.
prostoalex 11y ago
Disney is not an IT company, and IT is not their core competency. Why shouldn't they outsource it like any other business function?
- suprgeek 11y ago
  >>Disney is not an IT company, and IT is not their core competency Given the crucial role IT plays in nearly all Disney enterprises (TV, Movies, theme parks, etc) they better make IT one of their core competencies.
  - prostoalex 11y ago
    The entity in question is the theme parks operator, not all IT departments across all Disney entities. Time will tell if Six Flags, Universal or SeaWorld would lock in significant advantages by having access to higher quality IT, while Disneyland/Disneyworld ticket sales would decline due to inferior IT.

graedus 11y ago

> If the CIO/CTO etc are perfectly wiling to disrupt core functions to shave off some costs - you have to wonder about the strategic abilities of these highly paid morons who cannot think past the next quarter. Agree, but isn't this a broader issue with the system of incentives in a publicly traded corporation? The drive to sacrifice core capabilities in exchange for short term profits seems to be a widespread recurring problem.

prostoalex 11y ago

Disney is not an IT company, and IT is not their core competency. Why shouldn't they outsource it like any other business function?

suprgeek 11y ago
>>Disney is not an IT company, and IT is not their core competency Given the crucial role IT plays in nearly all Disney enterprises (TV, Movies, theme parks, etc) they better make IT one of their core competencies.
- prostoalex 11y ago
  The entity in question is the theme parks operator, not all IT departments across all Disney entities. Time will tell if Six Flags, Universal or SeaWorld would lock in significant advantages by having access to higher quality IT, while Disneyland/Disneyworld ticket sales would decline due to inferior IT.