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If you listen to tech CEOs, there's this huge "shortage of software engineers". There is no shortage of software engineers. What there is, in the eyes of those
by jdale27 10y ago
If you listen to tech CEOs, there's this huge "shortage of software engineers".
There is no shortage of software engineers. What there is, in the eyes of those CEOs, is a shortage of H1-B visas -- i.e., cheap labor from abroad with low mobility. Of course, the alternative is to invest in training citizens and permanent residents, who will then go and get higher-paying jobs elsewhere. So the myth of the software engineer shortage lives on...
- conqrr 10y agoLow mobility? Immigrants on H1-B can change employers.
- abraham_s 10y agoThey can, but it is significantly complicated and expensive than for a non H1B
- dmix 10y agoI can assure you most H1-B employees would be scared to mess with a good thing. Unless they are well experienced with H1-B or their job offer is quality w/ promises of an immigration lawyer taking care of it.
- Hydraulix989 10y agoYes, several of my friends are "stuck" working for big companies that people on HN wouldn't want to work for until they get their green cards.