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limpyhobbler

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Reply to antigop (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 4, 2013, 08:46 AM

Jan 2013

Maybe it's one of those things where people really understand it better once it happens to them personally or someone in their family.

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Conjuring a High-Tech Labor Shortage [View all] limpyhobbler Jan 2013 OP

The end of the piece is telling Fumesucker Jan 2013 #1

And with H1-B visa employees, the employees are chained to the corporation. SharonAnn Jan 2013 #7

My last IT job was in 2008 supernova Jan 2013 #2

Then there's the absurdity of age discrimination in IT DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #3

That's why I'm now a business owner supernova Jan 2013 #5

I was luckier than most for many years DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #6

Not just IT MAD Dave Jan 2013 #4

K&R PETRUS Jan 2013 #8

sadly, not many people on DU care. Thanks for posting. K&R. nt antigop Jan 2013 #9

.. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #14

"empathy deficit" antigop Jan 2013 #15

and this is why the Dems are exposed in 2014. Engineers/IT workers are losing good paying jobs. antigop Jan 2013 #10

"Dire labor shortage" my ass. Brigid Jan 2013 #11

yep. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #13

It extends to manufacturing as well Thor_MN Jan 2013 #12

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