That is when as Sysprogs make their bids impossible to satisfy
Sent from my iPhone No one said I could type with one thumb > On Jul 23, 2025, at 07:33, David Spiegel > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > The real problem here is: HCL, TCS and DXC (and Non-Indian companies who have > decided to earn more per candidate due to the spread between what they pay > and what their customers pay.) > They have to understand that skill/experience must be compensated at market > rate, not 40-year-old market rate. > > Regards, > David > >> On 2025-07-23 06:57, Steve Beaver wrote: >> First of all I would like to extent my gratitude to the US Based zOS Systems >> Programmers >> >> It strongly appears as a group we are standing up to the low-ball rates that >> the Indian recruiters >> At offering. >> >> I was approached about 10 times yesterday for a job for San Bernardino >> County by email and LinkedIn >> and they we offering $60/Hr W2 that was no surprise. I emailed back $135/Hr >> W2 and was called several >> Times and I again told them $135/Hr W2. >> >> Talking to the Indian recruiter, evidently as a group we all stood up and >> emailed back $135/Hr W2 >> Or directly told them $135/Hr W2. >> >> Just as long as we all hold a solid front and keep saying $135/Hr W2 or more >> the companies >> And the recruiters will have no choice but start paying what we are worth >> >> Keep up the good work and the solid front >> >> Steve >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
