[nycbug-talk] MSNBC on the decline of technology jobs

[Michael Shalayeff]

Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from George R.:
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> Michael Shalayeff wrote:
> > Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from George R.:
> > [Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...]
> > 
> >>Interesting read. . .
> >>
> >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8280452/
> >>
> >>I myself have been through the glares of the pre-dot com age from upper 
> >>management ("ew, one of *those* weirdos"), through the 'glories' of the 
> >>late 1990's, to the mixed picture of today, which I think is overall 
> >>better a better picture for technology people than many in the press are 
> >>portraying.
> > 
> > 
> > yeah but then they talk about java and c++...
> > is that really the way of the future?
> 
> maybe not the future, but there's certainly more advertised jobs out 
> there for c++ and java versus for C. . . unless you consider volunteer 
> efforts.  ;-'

i have an impression that poor quality is exactly the problem.
people come to new jobs they see all the horrible code and they
can only tolerate that for say a year then they leave and that
keeps a lot of jobs open all the time and creates the impression
of market dominance...

> >>Do others think there is longeivity in technology?  Is anyone taking on 
> >>of those $99 bartender training courses to prepare for the worst? 
> >>(although certainly automation and outsourcing have put bartenders in 
> >>their sights. . .)
> > 
> > 
> > did you mention bartender courses just because his name is mo ? (:
> 
> that's what i meant by outsourcing bartender jobs. . . all seem to be 
> going to mo. . . and i'm not on his good side this month.

but outsourcing bartender jobs is good then -- only have to make your
way to the bar and there -- have a beer (:

cu

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    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)