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Something doesn't add up in this article. According to the article, 50-60 year olds IT specialist who "install, maintain and manage Edison's computer hardware
by kjksf 12y ago
Something doesn't add up in this article.
According to the article, 50-60 year olds IT specialist who "install, maintain and manage Edison's computer hardware and software" are making $80-$160k / year ($120k on average).
Those salaries seem to be 2-3x market rate for such work. Even the salaries paid to the new, outsorced people ($65-$70 average (sic)) are on the high side for someone who installs software.
The article claims this is a "loophole" because H1B is supposed to replace "highly skilled, hard to replace workers" ergo those $120k/year are not highly skilled, hard to replace, which begs the question: how come are they all making $100-$190k/year (https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1671461/sce-it.pdf https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1671...)?
- sologoub 12y agoThe software they work is probably a lot more complex and customized to Edison. The article notes that some systems are involved in emergency response, which would make the system a lot harder to maintain due to the more stringent requirements. To put it differently, think of a system that routes phone calls. Twilio and Plivo are great examples of such systems and are very reasonably priced. BUT you cannot route 911 calls through them[1] because they do not offer E911 support out of the box. Doing so would expose them to liability should their systems fail. Your home landline is required to have this and you pay quite a bit more. (Though if you ask me, WAY too much for what it really is.) Bottom line, critical/emergency systems cost more to run and maintain, with people bearing the responsibility costing more. [1]https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/voice/what-kind-of-phone-calls-cant-be-made-using-twili https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/voice/what-kind-of-phone-cal...