On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:18 PM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:36:00AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: >>> I'm not sure about that. In much of Europe, people have little >>> incentive to take an "undignified" job if they can't find any other >>> sort of work. Here in the US there is much more pressure in that >>> direction. >> >> Much of social security has been eroded (see Hartz 4 in Germany). >> This is almost certainly going to fuel the fringe parties (ultra-left >> and ultra-right) in the next election. > > Meanwhile, here in the US: > > http://www.wwd.com/business-news/#/ > > That picture of the guy recruiting outside of Lehman's offices is a > friend of mine (I mentioned it earlier) who is having real trouble > hiring qualified people. > > In spite of the current issues here, it is still hard to hire a decent > sysadmin or programmer, and there are lots of other labor shortages. > > Unclear how this will all play out.
It is really tough to find even half-decent good programmers and IT personnel in Bangalore as well. When we do find them they have 3-4 job offers on hand. The smart ones make sure they create a bidding war. -- Vinayak
