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This is the first I hear about a DoJ investigation, but this article largely comes off as FUD. It dances around a few weak claims, none with real evidence to ba
by abossy 17y ago
This is the first I hear about a DoJ investigation, but this article largely comes off as FUD. It dances around a few weak claims, none with real evidence to back them up.
First, there's a shortage of computer scientists [1], which has led to an increase in salaries and fierce competition among companies to hire good employees. It's no accident that Google has had better perks than any U.S. company in history in order to attract top talent. They're already spending a lot per employee, and that they would fix employees salaries is ludicrous, considering they would lose out on great talent.
I don't even know what to make of, "skilled computer scientists with some management responsibilities, for instance, often make base salaries of $180,000 to $210,000" -- in Silicon Valley, at least, this is the top tier salary range reserved for only a privileged few. It would also seem strange that the DoJ would be helping these salaries stay at this high level. The government doesn't have a great track record of publicly trying to make the rich richer.
Somebody please enlighten us with the real facts.
[1] http://www.cis.udel.edu/jobs/market/ http://www.cis.udel.edu/jobs/market/
- WildUtah 17y ago/First, there's a shortage of computer scientists/ That doesn't sound like the experience of anyone who works in the field. Remember that CS is one of the few professions where workers really do have to compete with Chinese, Russian, and Indian salaries. /often make base salaries of $180,000 to $210,000/ Sounds like a statistic invented by the same people who are suggesting a shortage of computer programmers to hire.
- iamelgringo 17y agoHey, Dude. We should get together in the next week or two. :) It may well be FUD, but the SEC and DOJ have been launching an inquiry. I first heard about this in WaPo last August: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060203412.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06... and re: software architect/manager/director salaries: http://www.indeed.com/q-software-manager-$140,000-l-san-jose,-ca-jobs.html http://www.indeed.com/q-software-manager-$140,000-l-san-jose... http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+architect++%24140%2C000&l=san+jose%2C+ca http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+architect++%24140%2C00... http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+director++%24140%2C000&l=san+jose%2C+ca http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=software+director++%24140%2C000...