Agree.  I have it on my list already.  I'm hoping the DVD is released 
at the same time the movie is generally released. It anyone learns that 
it has been released, will you post to the list, please? 

Donna Cunnigham
Assoc. Prof of Management
Valdosta State University
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Marsha Hass wrote:


>Outsourced
> Outsourced is a new independent film (it apparently has not yet been 
widely released) in which a Seattle call center manager is fired and 
sent to India to train his own replacement.  Though I haven't seen the 
film yet, it seems a must-see for labor/employment folks.  Here's the 
abstract:
>
>  OUTSOURCED is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and 
romance. Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a 
customer call center in Seattle until his job, along with those of the 
entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd 
must travel to India to train his new replacement. As he navigates 
through the chaos of Bombay and an office paralyzed by constant 
cultural misunderstandings, Todd yearns to return to the comforts of 
home. But it is through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call 
center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro, 
and the charming, opinionated Asha (Ayesha Dharker), that Todd realizes 
that he too has a lot to learn - not only about India and America, but 
about himself. He soon discovers that being outsourced may be the best 
thing that ever happened to him.
>
>and a snippet of the NYT review:
>
>  The film shows that individuals in every nation are nearly powerless 
before the global economy, a force that shatters tradition and compels 
people to think of themselves as self-interested free agents. This 
pragmatic point of view is articulated by Asha, who rhetorically asks 
Todd why it's necessary for Indian call-center workers to pose as 
Americans while selling cheap junk made in China.
>
>rb
>
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