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> companies are desperate for more good people Not desperate enough to give the recent college grads a raise, apparently
by wlesieutre 10y ago
> companies are desperate for more good people
Not desperate enough to give the recent college grads a raise, apparently
- madengr 10y agoMaybe cause there are not many good ones. It used to be, in engineering school, 2/3 flunked out or changed majors. Even with the remaining 1/3, there are the C/D students. I'd only want to hire the A/B students. I think people are figuring out engineering is a lot tougher than the "making stuff".
- killjoywashere 10y agoHow about because there are more women in college, and they undercompete on compensation? This would predictably drive average compensation down. Maybe men should be encouraging women to compete more aggressively on salary?
- bigtimeidiot 10y ago>Maybe men should be encouraging women to compete more aggressively on salary? To bring up the average salary? Does that matter to any individual?
- sdflkd 10y agoYes, because it affects your offers when they say they pay "market rate".
- TheAdamAndChe 10y agoIt's all supply and demand. Supply of graduates is up massively, demand is down due to outsourcing and centralization of the good jobs. This creates falling wages for graduates, who have to take what they can get because of their student loans.