You're right about the X+ years phenomenon, but I also see tons of job requirements demanding X/2 years of some incredibly obscure technology that maybe 1000 pe

You're right about the X+ years phenomenon, but I also see tons of job requirements demanding X/2 years of some incredibly obscure technology that maybe 1000 people even know exist. So maybe there's 100 competent engineers on the planet half of whom have less than one year of experience. Even if you're offering good money you just aren't going to find any candidates. It seems to be an enterprise thing with tech that is only used by top 100 companies or so. The problem isn't too little supply, but too little demand. edited so it makes some sense.