February 18th, 2010 06:14 PM - (Crain's) — Redbox Automated Retail LLC is closing its call center in Downers Grove, a move that will eliminate 200 jobs by mid-summer.
The Oakbrook Terrace-based DVD rental company said it began outsourcing its call center operations on Monday and plans to transition the work to the new ...

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NEWSFLASH EVERYONE!!!
These 200 (really 300+) Chicago based jobs are being outsourced to CANADA!!
That's right.....
So while we suffer high unemployment in Chicago... our friendly corporate neighbors like Redbox MAKE IT EVEN WORSE....
Great corporate "citizen's" .... crapping on their own neighbors....If you know someone at Redbox, thank them for crapping on us...and NEVER use a Redbox machine again.
Boycott Redbox
Chilliwack (British Columbia, Canada) site director Matt Skuodas said the new client is "a large entertainment client that's based in the United States.". DAH....could this be REDBOX??
"I'm tickled pink. I'm very happy to create more jobs here in the community."
John Jansen, president of the Chilliwack (CANADA) Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO), said the Redbox jobs were "wonderful news" for the community,
I'm sure Canada is "tickled pink" to have us sending OUR jobs their way...

Isn't it nice to see Chicago-based jobs go to Canada....wierd, why not India..at least they would have saved some money
WAKE UP CHICAGO!!! or are you just going to roll over and pretend this isn't happening in your own back yard.