Grand Taurean
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:52 PM
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| 2. The media then props up the nonsense about America's failing schools |
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as an excuse to import more cheap labor.
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| -Engineer finds it hard to compete against foreign tech workers |
Newsjock |
Apr-10-10 06:41 PM |
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That's me |
HughMoran |
Apr-10-10 06:48 PM |
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The media then props up the nonsense about America's failing schools |
Grand Taurean |
Apr-10-10 06:52 PM |
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Ignoring the FACT that kids are too smart to invest megabucks into an outsourceable career! |
cascadiance |
Apr-11-10 07:19 PM |
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there u go again criticizing obama and congress for their anti-american policies lol call your |
msongs |
Apr-10-10 06:52 PM |
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my husband works for a large international |
DesertFlower |
Apr-10-10 06:53 PM |
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I visited a friend a couple of weeks ago.. |
girl gone mad |
Apr-10-10 07:56 PM |
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there are apartments across the street |
DesertFlower |
Apr-10-10 08:52 PM |
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Now if my umemployed brother and his family moved |
MattBaggins |
Apr-11-10 02:31 PM |
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A "crowd" of H-1B visa people moved across from me in a 4 plex near the end of the dotcom bomb era.. |
cascadiance |
Apr-11-10 07:15 PM |
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It's me too |
housewolf |
Apr-10-10 07:34 PM |
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Bingo: I went to school, learned good skills and thought I had a career that would last me a lifetim... |
Vincardog |
Apr-10-10 07:38 PM |
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It's not just IT |
izquierdista |
Apr-10-10 08:00 PM |
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The Indian techs I know are stuck in their jobs by their immigrant status, a race to bottom |
Liberal_in_LA |
Apr-10-10 11:05 PM |
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True |
onpatrol98 |
Apr-11-10 06:58 PM |
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I'm sure that you know that it isn't their fault as do I, but also realize that |
Greyhound |
Apr-10-10 08:58 PM |
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It's bad out there... |
OhioChick |
Apr-10-10 08:07 PM |
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I'm terrified that the moment I get my BSci in Biotech they are going to outsource the industry. |
Odin2005 |
Apr-10-10 08:40 PM |
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Biotech is still more or less new. You are in luck. India has not trained yet many of those nt |
conspirator |
Apr-11-10 12:02 PM |
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Unemployed Biotech worker here. |
MattBaggins |
Apr-11-10 02:36 PM |
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Ah shit! |
Odin2005 |
Apr-11-10 04:17 PM |
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Same here |
Juche |
Apr-11-10 01:52 PM |
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My Advice To Those Who Still Have Jobs In The Tech World... |
jayfish |
Apr-10-10 08:48 PM |
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or get a position that requires security clearance.. |
HipChick |
Apr-10-10 08:56 PM |
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Actually, no... |
sfwriter |
Apr-10-10 09:28 PM |
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"No, the H1-B visa thing is insane. It MUST END." |
jayfish |
Apr-11-10 07:09 AM |
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Be the good corporate tool. |
The Gunslinger |
Apr-10-10 10:04 PM |
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"Be A Good Corporate Tool." |
jayfish |
Apr-11-10 07:13 AM |
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Yeah. A good Slave is hard to discard. NEVER. If IT does not pay decently I rather work |
conspirator |
Apr-11-10 12:06 PM |
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Well, while you are at it, also ask for a salary cut, to show your |
Fool Count |
Apr-11-10 05:49 PM |
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It won't matter... they close entire sites when the offshore replacement is up to speed. nt |
Flatulo |
Apr-11-10 06:03 PM |
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If you want to work that hard, then work for yourself. |
tinrobot |
Apr-11-10 06:20 PM |
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True enough |
undergroundnomore |
Apr-11-10 06:44 PM |
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The same story millions of times over. |
Greyhound |
Apr-10-10 08:53 PM |
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And coming soon, cargo ships full of Nuclear Power Plant components |
truedelphi |
Apr-10-10 10:00 PM |
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husband and i are out of the workforce (retired) |
unabelladonna |
Apr-10-10 09:35 PM |
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Hey there, tech worker. CNN just had a story detailing how to |
truedelphi |
Apr-10-10 09:55 PM |
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"by agreeing to work for absolutely free, you too can be employed" |
Strelnikov_ |
Apr-11-10 12:11 PM |
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unpaid internships are a waste of time |
malletgirl02 |
Apr-11-10 02:58 PM |
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I have offshore tech companies calling me for help. |
Warren Stupidity |
Apr-10-10 10:01 PM |
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What an apt name. n/t |
Greyhound |
Apr-10-10 10:46 PM |
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The H-1B program should be suspended and all workers on |
MadMaddie |
Apr-10-10 11:02 PM |
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I am with you. |
Grand Taurean |
Apr-10-10 11:19 PM |
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+1000 n/t |
OhioChick |
Apr-11-10 11:35 AM |
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And that would not change the tech industry situation much. |
Warren Stupidity |
Apr-11-10 12:35 PM |
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Hmmmm I specifically noted H1B workers and not all |
MadMaddie |
Apr-11-10 01:23 PM |
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Nice try but asking for a slave program to end is not |
MattBaggins |
Apr-11-10 02:42 PM |
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+ 1 |
musette_sf |
Apr-11-10 01:12 PM |
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That or have them apply for citizenship here and accelerate that process so it doesn't take years... |
cascadiance |
Apr-11-10 07:22 PM |
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K & R |
AzDar |
Apr-10-10 11:21 PM |
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This is devastation. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Apr-11-10 10:02 AM |
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slightly off topic but |
TheFarseer |
Apr-11-10 10:25 AM |
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"It's to the point where no one wants to help them..." |
Leftist Agitator |
Apr-11-10 11:59 AM |
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sounds good but I'd probably get sued. |
TheFarseer |
Apr-11-10 01:35 PM |
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My job as a engineer now includes many tasks that used to be other peoples jobs. |
goldcanyonaz |
Apr-11-10 12:08 PM |
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But they love to spout off about how productivity is increasing |
MattBaggins |
Apr-11-10 02:44 PM |
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Unskilled workers a problem too... |
exman |
Apr-11-10 12:56 PM |
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India and China combined graduate over 500K Engineers every year |
JCMach1 |
Apr-11-10 01:36 PM |
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The numbers aren't that high |
Juche |
Apr-11-10 01:50 PM |
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Umm... yes they do |
JCMach1 |
Apr-11-10 02:23 PM |
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The figures are exaggerated |
Juche |
Apr-12-10 01:14 PM |
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Indians get FREE bachelor's degree educations too! |
cascadiance |
Apr-11-10 07:25 PM |
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It's not the foreign workers they care about |
madchick44 |
Apr-11-10 02:53 PM |
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In the race to the bottom... |
ChromeFoundry |
Apr-11-10 04:41 PM |
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Greed killed America. And greed will kill the human race. |
CLANG |
Apr-11-10 05:20 PM |
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There is no such thing as job security. I was laid off from a so-called |
SCRUBDASHRUB |
Apr-11-10 05:39 PM |
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It's called "checking wage inflation" and hiring foreign workers without protections |
Nikki Stone1 |
Apr-11-10 05:54 PM |
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I'm a teacher |
starzdust |
Apr-11-10 06:00 PM |
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Same story here... |
Flatulo |
Apr-11-10 06:13 PM |
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This is sort of what happened to my husband |
undergroundnomore |
Apr-11-10 06:37 PM |
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ah, c'mon. there's lots of jobs $10 hr jobs out there. signs springin up all over the place! |
KG |
Apr-11-10 07:01 PM |
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