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Newsjock
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:41 PM Original message |
Engineer finds it hard to compete against foreign tech workers |
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HughMoran
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's me |
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Grand Taurean
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. The media then props up the nonsense about America's failing schools |
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cascadiance
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
67. Ignoring the FACT that kids are too smart to invest megabucks into an outsourceable career! |
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msongs
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. there u go again criticizing obama and congress for their anti-american policies lol call your |
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DesertFlower
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Sat Apr-10-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. my husband works for a large international |
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girl gone mad
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Sat Apr-10-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I visited a friend a couple of weeks ago.. |
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DesertFlower
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. there are apartments across the street |
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MattBaggins
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
46. Now if my umemployed brother and his family moved |
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cascadiance
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
66. A "crowd" of H-1B visa people moved across from me in a 4 plex near the end of the dotcom bomb era.. |
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housewolf
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Sat Apr-10-10 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's me too |
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Vincardog
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Sat Apr-10-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Bingo: I went to school, learned good skills and thought I had a career that would last me a lifetim... |
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izquierdista
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's not just IT |
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Liberal_in_LA
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. The Indian techs I know are stuck in their jobs by their immigrant status, a race to bottom |
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onpatrol98
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
64. True |
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Greyhound
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. I'm sure that you know that it isn't their fault as do I, but also realize that |
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OhioChick
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's bad out there... |
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Odin2005
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm terrified that the moment I get my BSci in Biotech they are going to outsource the industry. |
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conspirator
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
33. Biotech is still more or less new. You are in luck. India has not trained yet many of those nt |
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MattBaggins
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. Unemployed Biotech worker here. |
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Odin2005
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Sun Apr-11-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Ah shit! |
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Juche
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
44. Same here |
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jayfish
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. My Advice To Those Who Still Have Jobs In The Tech World... |
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HipChick
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. or get a position that requires security clearance.. |
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sfwriter
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Sat Apr-10-10 09:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Actually, no... |
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jayfish
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:09 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. "No, the H1-B visa thing is insane. It MUST END." |
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The Gunslinger
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Sat Apr-10-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Be the good corporate tool. |
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jayfish
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. "Be A Good Corporate Tool." |
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conspirator
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Yeah. A good Slave is hard to discard. NEVER. If IT does not pay decently I rather work |
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. Well, while you are at it, also ask for a salary cut, to show your |
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Flatulo
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
59. It won't matter... they close entire sites when the offshore replacement is up to speed. nt |
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tinrobot
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
61. If you want to work that hard, then work for yourself. |
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undergroundnomore
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
63. True enough |
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Greyhound
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Sat Apr-10-10 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. The same story millions of times over. |
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truedelphi
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Sat Apr-10-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. And coming soon, cargo ships full of Nuclear Power Plant components |
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unabelladonna
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Sat Apr-10-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. husband and i are out of the workforce (retired) |
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truedelphi
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Sat Apr-10-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. Hey there, tech worker. CNN just had a story detailing how to |
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Strelnikov_
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. "by agreeing to work for absolutely free, you too can be employed" |
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malletgirl02
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
51. unpaid internships are a waste of time |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sat Apr-10-10 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. I have offshore tech companies calling me for help. |
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Greyhound
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Sat Apr-10-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. What an apt name. n/t |
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MadMaddie
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. The H-1B program should be suspended and all workers on |
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Grand Taurean
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I am with you. |
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OhioChick
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. +1000 n/t |
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Warren Stupidity
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. And that would not change the tech industry situation much. |
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MadMaddie
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:23 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Hmmmm I specifically noted H1B workers and not all |
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MattBaggins
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Nice try but asking for a slave program to end is not |
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musette_sf
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
39. + 1 |
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cascadiance
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
68. That or have them apply for citizenship here and accelerate that process so it doesn't take years... |
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AzDar
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Sat Apr-10-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
26. K & R |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
29. This is devastation. |
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TheFarseer
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Sun Apr-11-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
30. slightly off topic but |
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Leftist Agitator
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Sun Apr-11-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. "It's to the point where no one wants to help them..." |
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TheFarseer
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. sounds good but I'd probably get sued. |
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goldcanyonaz
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. My job as a engineer now includes many tasks that used to be other peoples jobs. |
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MattBaggins
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. But they love to spout off about how productivity is increasing |
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exman
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Sun Apr-11-10 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. Unskilled workers a problem too... |
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JCMach1
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
42. India and China combined graduate over 500K Engineers every year |
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Juche
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Sun Apr-11-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. The numbers aren't that high |
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JCMach1
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Umm... yes they do |
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Juche
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Mon Apr-12-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
70. The figures are exaggerated |
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cascadiance
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
69. Indians get FREE bachelor's degree educations too! |
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madchick44
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Sun Apr-11-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
50. It's not the foreign workers they care about |
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ChromeFoundry
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Sun Apr-11-10 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
53. In the race to the bottom... |
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CLANG
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
54. Greed killed America. And greed will kill the human race. |
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SCRUBDASHRUB
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. There is no such thing as job security. I was laid off from a so-called |
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Nikki Stone1
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Sun Apr-11-10 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. It's called "checking wage inflation" and hiring foreign workers without protections |
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starzdust
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm a teacher |
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Flatulo
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
60. Same story here... |
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undergroundnomore
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Sun Apr-11-10 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
62. This is sort of what happened to my husband |
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KG
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Sun Apr-11-10 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
65. ah, c'mon. there's lots of jobs $10 hr jobs out there. signs springin up all over the place! |
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