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whose appeal is not specialization but simply being cheap If there was genuinely a shortage of tech workers there would be no ageism (or any other sort of -ism
by gaius 8y ago
whose appeal is not specialization but simply being cheap
If there was genuinely a shortage of tech workers there would be no ageism (or any other sort of -ism) nor would there be these elaborate multi-day hoop-jumping interviews.
- akhilcacharya 8y agoWhy? There is a legitimate reason for having a high hiring bar. Obviously this doesn’t make ageism or discrimination acceptable of course.
- gaius 8y agoThere is a legitimate reason for having a high hiring bar. The “bar” is not representative at all of the nature of the work is why. It’s artificially high in order to eliminate a glut of candidates early in the process. I remember when there was a genuine shortage of tech workers - the dotcom boom. Hiring and compensation reflected that there was high demand and competition to hire. Outside of a very few niches now, the economics (law of supply and demand) simply don’t show it.
- akhilcacharya 8y ago>Outside of a very few niches now, the economics (law of supply and demand) simply don’t show it. Undergrads (not me though) can make $225k out of school now easily, is that not showing it?
- commandlinefan 8y agoIf we were actually hard to come by, we wouldn't be crammed elbow-to-elbow in noisy open offices like herds of cattle.
- dmode 8y agoIf there was such an abundance of talent, why does Google pay $125k for entry level SW jobs ? And why is SW engineering such a highly paid position ?
- gaius 8y agoOutside of a handful of companies in Silly Valley tech is just another office job and less well paid than law, accounting, MBAs and most other professionals. No one ever says there’s a desperate shortage of corporate lawyers and we need special visas to import more!
- TheCoelacanth 8y ago> No one ever says there’s a desperate shortage of corporate lawyers and we need special visas to import more! Yes, they do. It's called the H-1B visa. Lawyers, accountants, financial analysts, physicians, surgeons, management consultants, architects, journalists, school teachers, nurses and many other occupations qualify for H-1B visas.
- dmode 8y agoIf lawyers and doctors were in abundance, their wages will reflect that
- runamok 8y agoLawyers' salaries have actually gone bimodal and there is a glut. One ref: https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/05/09/the-lawyer-bubble-pops-not-moment-too-soon/qAYzQ823qpfi4GQl2OiPZM/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/05/09/the-lawyer-bu...