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Hello all. I am new to this group, and have been slowly stewing over the last few months, but today I'm allowing myself to vent. Until recently, I was as happy as a clam doing a job I loved (medical transcription)from home. I worked 10-12 hours per day, six days a week, but the benefits were numerous; didn't have to put much gas in the car, no need for extensive/expensive wardrobe, etc. My employer had many accounts, and work was steadily available, with only occasional lapses. Three months ago, all of that came to a standstill when I learned that those accounts had been outsourced to India by the clients. To date, they have not returned. So here I sit; too young to retire, too old to start a new career and compete with the new college grads. Needless to say, jobs are at a minimum, and although I have sent out resumes, made many phone calls, etc., I've had no luck. Two of my friends working in different fields have experienced similar situations.

It seems to me that the government has not only sold us down the river, but has totally turned its back on the American citizens who really want and need to work. While we're busy rebuilding third-world countries and tending to their needs, our own infrastructure has gone to Hell. They not only handed our jobs to foreign citizens, but presented them on a silver platter, to the point that Americans who have paid into the system all of their adult lives are now standing in the welfare lines.

Am I pissed off?? You bet I am, but what good will come of it? When the military can outsource a billion-dollar contract to a foreign country (are there no security issues here?), I have damn little hope that my job will come back.

There's more. I applied to several online companies over the weekend. After downloading applications, uploading resumes, etc., I received an automated e-mail message stating that while they do not hire in my state, they are pleased to announce a new facility in...get ready....you know what's coming...India!!! I give up.