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They are also wrong since MA still has one of the tech centers in the US... I do agree that banning non-competes would be good.

by mackal 10y ago

jbooth 10y ago
There's probably something to the fact that it's biotech first, government contractor tech second and software startups third, though. Those employer-friendly and IP-friendly laws work a lot better for biotech's long product cycles and government contractors.. whatever it is about them.
- ghaff 10y ago
  Although EMC is the company name that comes up repeatedly in its support for non-competes.
  - emodendroket 10y ago
    Not a startup; different interests.
lsllc 10y ago
The Boston area is currently experiencing the largest brain-drain of tech workers in the US: https://www.boston.com/jobs/jobs-news/2016/07/11/boston-home-largest-brain-drain-tech-workers-u-s https://www.boston.com/jobs/jobs-news/2016/07/11/boston-home...
- ghaff 10y ago
  The way that article, from a study conducted by a real estate company, defines brain drain is interesting though. Basically, Boston has a huge number of STEM students and a disproportionate number of them leave after they graduate for a variety of reasons. However, in the context of the Bay area, consider the following paragraph: "CBRE’s report notes that over the past five years, the cost of living in Boston has climbed by 118 percent. Even a software developer earning the average salary of $108,270 per year could grow tired of a rent well over $2,000 per month." The article also cites people returning home and better city experience (bigger city/better climate ?) Certainly not unimportant issues as is overall tech job growth. But brain drain usually means a net outflow of mature workers.
  - emodendroket 10y ago
    > The article also cites people returning home and better city experience (bigger city/better climate ?) Boston is small, the public transportation system kind of sucks, and everything closes early. And trying to change those things raises a lot of neighborhood groups' hackles. The rents are high and a lot of the housing stock is old. All stuff that drives young people away, I'm guessing.

They are also wrong since MA still has one of the tech centers in the US... I do agree that banning non-competes would be good.

by mackal 10y ago

They are also wrong since MA still has one of the tech centers in the US... I do agree that banning non-competes would be good.

jbooth 10y ago

There's probably something to the fact that it's biotech first, government contractor tech second and software startups third, though. Those employer-friendly and IP-friendly laws work a lot better for biotech's long product cycles and government contractors.. whatever it is about them.

ghaff 10y ago
Although EMC is the company name that comes up repeatedly in its support for non-competes.
- emodendroket 10y ago
  Not a startup; different interests.

lsllc 10y ago

The Boston area is currently experiencing the largest brain-drain of tech workers in the US: https://www.boston.com/jobs/jobs-news/2016/07/11/boston-home-largest-brain-drain-tech-workers-u-s https://www.boston.com/jobs/jobs-news/2016/07/11/boston-home...

ghaff 10y ago
The way that article, from a study conducted by a real estate company, defines brain drain is interesting though. Basically, Boston has a huge number of STEM students and a disproportionate number of them leave after they graduate for a variety of reasons. However, in the context of the Bay area, consider the following paragraph: "CBRE’s report notes that over the past five years, the cost of living in Boston has climbed by 118 percent. Even a software developer earning the average salary of $108,270 per year could grow tired of a rent well over $2,000 per month." The article also cites people returning home and better city experience (bigger city/better climate ?) Certainly not unimportant issues as is overall tech job growth. But brain drain usually means a net outflow of mature workers.
- emodendroket 10y ago
  > The article also cites people returning home and better city experience (bigger city/better climate ?) Boston is small, the public transportation system kind of sucks, and everything closes early. And trying to change those things raises a lot of neighborhood groups' hackles. The rents are high and a lot of the housing stock is old. All stuff that drives young people away, I'm guessing.