Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pounds found out that her software support job was moving to India last summer. Now she's working part-time in senior health care. She sold her home and has cashed out her 401(k).
"If you're [unemployed and] not paying taxes, you can't fund the government."
Dallas, Texas
Burlington Northern offshored Ross's $57,000 systems developer job to India. Now her family is living on her husband's wages.
"Would I take less money? Yes. I will dig a ditch if it means having food on my family's plate."
Beaverton, Oregon
Software developer Seeber, 33, was out of work for more than two years after his job was offshored to India just after 9/11. Now he commutes 40 miles each way to his new job.
"The multinational corporations are basically selling away the American economy."
Montclair, New Jersey
Shah has been battling her former employer, ADP Wilco, in a lawsuit for several years. One of her complaints: how she says she was replaced by workers on temporary visas, some of whom returned to India.
"[The insecurity] is always hanging over your head."
Villisca, Iowa
Sieber did home-based keyboarding for a college textbook typographer. But the work went to the Philippines and India two years ago. Her age (58) and rural location haven't helped.
"I have never replaced that income, and I may never again."
Raynham, Massachusetts
Snider's job at 3Com went away when it cut the networking equipment he worked on and began developing another line in China. His team could easily have done the work, he says.
"A company that's struggling extremely is willing to do extreme things."
Redondo Beach, California
Strampfer was working as a consultant when his company hired Indian programmers. After training them, he lost his job and the work went to India.
"I can't believe people are saying it's great to send jobs overseas when we have people unemployed in America."
Plano, Texas
Just after receiving a great review, Tauch was told to train two men from an offshore outsourcing firm. Since losing her IT job last year, she's applied for 75 posts without landing an interview. She's thinking about becoming a teacher or secretary.
"I'm considering moving back in with my parents."
Seattle, Washington
Since his software engineering job moved to India, Urv has pondered writing a novel. The premise: What's left after everything that can be offshored, is?
"It has made me pessimistic. I feel like I have to whore myself out. You'll do it for 65? I'll do it for 45."
Coral Springs, Florida
Victor was evicted from his apartment after his contract programming job at First Data was offshored. He's working again, but says he has little hope for the future.
"Here I am 51, and I don't see myself in a situation where I can ever retire."
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