News is finally surfacing of how the software system of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft – responsible for killing 346 – got so screwed up.
Bloomberg reported on June 28th that the software system, which has grounded the jet for months, had been outsourced to workers in India in an effort to reduce costs. It appears that, as the high-tech plane was being rolled into production, more and more experienced American software engineers were being given pink slips and low-cost workers from HCL, an India-based IT outsourcing firm, had taken over their work.
“Increasingly, the iconic American planemaker and its subcontractors have relied on temporary workers making as little as $9 an hour to develop and test software, often from countries lacking a deep background in aerospace — notably India,” Bloomberg reported.
We’ve seen this happening all over the country. CEOs laying off thousands of highly skilled American workers in a race to jack up profits – and their own bonuses. Our friend Melody Brooks from Ohio is just one of the latest casualties.
The corporate leaders of our country care nothing about the cities, towns, families and homes they destroy. But now they have blood of 346 people on their hands.
I wonder if they feel any remorse whatsoever?
I wonder when the person who made the decision to outsource this work will be held responsible for their decision?