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Thoughts: 1. Again, there's no shortage of tech talent in the US. This is about keeping a lid on salaries. 2. Biden owes SV big time, so this makes sense. 3
by jcadam 6y ago
Thoughts:
1. Again, there's no shortage of tech talent in the US. This is about keeping a lid on salaries.
2. Biden owes SV big time, so this makes sense.
3. With the widespread move to remote work (particularly for tech workers), will this have less impact on the US labor market than it would otherwise?
- aksss 6y agoRe: 1, and it decreases incentives to grow more tech talent in the US.
- jfengel 6y agoDon't individual people have a ton of incentive to become tech talent? It pays very well, even if you're not going to FAANG -- and if you don't go FAANG it's a lot less onerous than digging ditches or waiting tables. It would be great to lower the barriers to getting those jobs -- college education seems to be mandatory, even though a vo-tech education could be almost as good and much, much cheaper. But we don't need to limit competition to do that, just find ways to lower the costs. (Or better, start hiring people who are self-motivated and self-taught.)
- jcadam 6y agoCompensation is purely driven by supply and demand. I suppose you're right and that there are plenty of programming jobs that don't require a degree in Computer Science, but there are still jobs where you definitely do want candidates with a formal education in CS. The onus is on each employer to know what they need and act accordingly. The fact that most interviews revolve around evaluating a candidate's knowledge of college level data structures and algorithms regardless of actual job requirements, it's employers' own fault if they can't find what they need.