[–] StudSupreme 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Gad Levanon can suck my cock.
Fact is, if there's enough demand, the workers will present themselves. People pursue their rational self-interest (as they perceive it.) The more demand there is for software engineers/developers, the more kids will study it in school.
[–] AndrewBlazeIt 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If you offer more than a waiter's salary, there are a shitload of domestic tech workers who will work for you.
[–] Thyhorrorcosmic103 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Maybe, if you don’t want to pay them decently.
[–] asymptote_12 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There is a massive glut of US programmers ready and willing to fill those positions for a fair wage.
Employers might need to accept older applicants and assist competent programmers update their skills, but they are out there....
[–] Shadowlight 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Tell that to everyone who was outsourced and forced to train their foreign replacements.
This is full-on fake news. The Visa program was used to displace American citizens and implement foreigners who now censor conservatove viewpoints.
I hope they go back home and pay the price for that massive injustice.
[–] twomoreandatinkle 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
As an engineer I call b.s. let me finish that sentence. "Tech workers are hard to find at the price we want to pay"
[–] asymptote_12 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Employers are lucky that programmers do not receive "residuals" like musicians, actors and the like. Imagine coming up with novel code and making bank for years on it as corporations continue to benefit from the programming you once did...
[–] twomoreandatinkle 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
That's an idea. Why can't they copywrite it?
[–] 587rex [S] ago
One more thing: If you're a tech worker, has your phone been ringing off the hook for the past couple of months?
It hasn't? That tells you everything you need to know about tough recruiting.
Send 95 percent of the job thieves back to the scumbag Modi.