Why is there a nursing shortage, because they don’t pay nurses squat and they want them to work absurd hours like they were WalMart workers. The same goes for lab techs.
All of the next generation jobs are being “out-sourced” via H-1Bs, which is just migrant labor with a fancier label. Companies own H-1Bs for 7 years and can throw them away whenever they feel like it.
]]>Bottom line, we have a bunch of Vanderbilt-, Rockefeller-, etc. – wannabes. The age of Newport Mansions is upon us and maybe we’ll avoid the same perils of developing countries (the pyramid effect, were most people are poor or seriously struggling).
]]>Indeed. Where do I send my invoice? What? Free? Oh. No one told me that…
I’m thinking of resuming teaching music, probably private lessons, maybe adjunct at a small local university where I taught about 25 years ago. Music teaching is about the only other legitimate occupation I’ve got. That’s at least as much work as contract programming, though, and the money isn’t exactly good or steady. But it’s awfully hard to offshore music teaching, and I doubt the universities would benefit by H-1B abuse.
“Legitimate…” say, maybe I could join the GOP and become a contractor… what kind of contractor? Oh, one who “does stuff” for the government and charges double for it… the “doing stuff” part appears to be optional, and double may be a low estimate. This is Texas, after all. I used to do (legitimate) state contracts, delivering actual working code, and government work is a PITA, but I may have to rethink my options in light of current reality.
hipparchia, you are right. I’m curious, though, exactly what other industries you had in mind when you wrote that.
]]>The companies lied about the job specs, and replaced senior programmers with guys willing to work the 12-18 hour/day, 6 day/week schedules, and the products sucked.
It was common knowledge it was going on, but no one listens to unemployed programmers, too old to start again and too young to retire.
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