[TommyJefferson]

Apparently America is suffering a severe shortage of Information Technology workers. The companies listed here are lobbying Congress to increase the number of I.T. workers they can import.

( Article Link )

"They said the need for action sooner than later is especially urgent because U.S. companies exceeded the H-1B quota for the next fiscal year scarcely two months after the application window opened."

[FoxV]

but under the magnificant virtues of globalization, shouldn't the companies just hire the workers offshore.

I mean why would anyone want to needlessly deal with all that messy immigration stuff. It just so un-american

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FoxV', 'b')ut under the magnificant virtues of globalization, shouldn't the companies just hire the workers offshore.

I mean why would anyone want to needlessly deal with all that messy immigration stuff. It just so un-american

[Colorado-Valley]

Why is it we need IT and not, say, more local organic farmers?

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[JustinFrankl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Colorado-Valley', 'W')hy is it we need IT and not, say, more local organic farmers?

[holmes]

Its true I can get a job anywhere I want basically. I got a masters in Comp Sci just for that. working as a farmer was not going to get me any money to live in this shitstem. Im serious this is one big falacy. This shitstem depends on the unsustainable especially worhthless (in reality) careers. when the gigs up theres is going to be hoards of incompetent and fetal like humoids en mas. No nothing except oil based trinkets and easy easy easy food shelves, etc.. It will be horrifying. and they want to load more in becuase of the infinite growth machine. Its a death march and pure suicidal tendencies. the shitstem enables and will create a snuff out in the end. Its just doin business! It will be one big glass house with nothing of true value in the end. almost there already. Lots of cardboard cut outs. Thats going to be weird. Well theres going to be need for crash courses during chaos. Not a good mix.

[basil_hayden]

All of the American IT workers are busy working on the next big porn site or how to make someone else rich instead of finding ways to make our use of resources more efficient, which is why all this crap was originally invented, or so I thought. Maybe it is just a fancy telephone in the end.

The next step might be to make things easy so you don't need an "IT" person, anyone can figure it out. I'm guessing that's where html came from; my mastery of computers ended with GW Basic. Too much behind the scenes that I don't see, or too much going on behind the scenes to handle.

IT people in India are working on the profitable sectors of IT (other than porn), and simple population of vast databases - hence the credit reporting bureaus and telemarketers. Just like the US, most of it is incredibly boring but they've found someone to do it.

[holmes]

I get job offers for programming quite often as well. system devlopers etc.. The boring high skill levels are not being filled by US citizens. thats for sure.

[Daculling]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('holmes', 'I')ts a death march and pure suicidal tendencies. the shitstem enables and will create a snuff out in the end.

[MOCKBA]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('basil_hayden', 'A')ll of the American IT workers are busy working on the next big porn site or how to make someone else rich instead of finding ways to make our use of resources more efficient...

[eric_b]

Oh, yeah, despair.com. I like their poster lineup. Haven't looked at them in years.

This one is my favorite:
http://despair.com/los24x30prin.html

from this list ... http://despair.com/viewall.html

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('holmes', 'I')ts true I can get a job anywhere I want basically. I got a masters in Comp Sci just for that. working as a farmer was not going to get me any money to live in this shitstem. Im serious this is one big falacy. This shitstem depends on the unsustainable especially worhthless (in reality) careers. when the gigs up theres is going to be hoards of incompetent and fetal like humoids en mas. No nothing except oil based trinkets and easy easy easy food shelves, etc.. It will be horrifying. and they want to load more in becuase of the infinite growth machine. Its a death march and pure suicidal tendencies. the shitstem enables and will create a snuff out in the end. Its just doin business! It will be one big glass house with nothing of true value in the end. almost there already. Lots of cardboard cut outs. Thats going to be weird. Well theres going to be need for crash courses during chaos. Not a good mix.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eric_b', 'O')h, yeah, despair.com. I like their poster lineup. Haven't looked at them in years.

This one is my favorite:
http://despair.com/los24x30prin.html

from this list ... http://despair.com/viewall.html

[Roy]

As a former IT worker who left the biz voluntarily, I saw an interesting thing happening at the university where I worked.

They were hiring Indians/Pakis/Chinese on H1-B visas left and right. Seems as though they could get guys with advanced degrees in IT related fields for around $30k. But the starting salary for an Analyst 1 with a BS (an American) was $40k.

I'm not saying. I'm just saying....

No more "office space" for me!!!

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', '.')..They were hiring Indians/Pakis/Chinese on H1-B visas left and right. Seems as though they could get guys with advanced degrees in IT related fields for around $30k. But the starting salary for an Analyst 1 with a BS (an American) was $40k.

[firestarter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zardoz', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Roy', '.')..They were hiring Indians/Pakis/Chinese on H1-B visas left and right. Seems as though they could get guys with advanced degrees in IT related fields for around $30k. But the starting salary for an Analyst 1 with a BS (an American) was $40k.

[Roy]

Yep. What that article should've said is : a shortage of foreign workers"

Total bullshit.

It's all about the profit motive, huge salaries for top executives, and dividends for share holders.

Greed rules this land.

[holmes]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('holmes', 'I')ts true I can get a job anywhere I want basically. I got a masters in Comp Sci just for that. working as a farmer was not going to get me any money to live in this shitstem. Im serious this is one big falacy. This shitstem depends on the unsustainable especially worhthless (in reality) careers. when the gigs up theres is going to be hoards of incompetent and fetal like humoids en mas. No nothing except oil based trinkets and easy easy easy food shelves, etc.. It will be horrifying. and they want to load more in becuase of the infinite growth machine. Its a death march and pure suicidal tendencies. the shitstem enables and will create a snuff out in the end. Its just doin business! It will be one big glass house with nothing of true value in the end. almost there already. Lots of cardboard cut outs. Thats going to be weird. Well theres going to be need for crash courses during chaos. Not a good mix.

[holmes]

Im telling u we DO NOT NEED anymore people in this country if you want your kids to have a life besides fighting for resources. When are these loony one worlders going to realize this? The kingpins are at the top of pyrimid and they need slaves. The loony pro immigration fanatics have zero clue and I believe have the IQ of a turd. Zero understanding of consequences and long term understanding. The pro immigration humans are just palying right into the hands of the people they rant against. The kingpins are like Thank u very much for your stupidity! Hahaha! : - (