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I read the subtext of that article as "take a job that will pay you less than your worth because that is all that is available right now."

• dschobel 17y ago
  I was surprised when the article mentioned tech people lowering their expectations. I've had a few friends in my city (Chicago) get laid off only to land higher paying jobs in 2-3 weeks. Is that just a big-city phenomenon?
  • menloparkbum 17y ago
    Outside of absolute necessity, there are other reasons people might want to work below their current capacity. The archtypical "day job." I've been working on a personal project which I hope to evolve into a business. I took some time off to do this in March. My finances are starting to run low and I've been looking for an easy job which will pay my rent and maybe have health insurance, and have had many of the problems described in the article. I was offered a job as a CTO of someone else's startup, but the nearby college won't hire me as a PHP drone.
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    • billswift 17y ago
      I quit my job last October to try some writing (which unfortunately isn't going well) and some studying. I, too, am running short of funds, but got hired for a low level position at the local Walmart, which more than meets my bills, and gives me plenty of time to think about what I want.
  • martin 17y ago
    Here in New York we're having a miserable time hiring new grads for IT, worse than last year. We recently signed on with a headhunter, just for the sake of trying something else.
    • azanar 17y ago
      Are you just not getting any interested candidates, or are the candidates you find proving unqualified?