Bleak

[Chuck Munson]

kelley at pulpculture.org wrote:
> 
> Hard times
> 
> see chart and further info:
> <http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO70626,00.html>
> 
> Tech workers trying to find jobs face a bleak future
> 
> By JULIA KING
> (April 29, 2002)
> In interviews, more than 50 CIOs, high-tech hiring managers, recruiters,
> consultants and out-of-work IT professionals in different regions of the
> country told the same story: Two years of heavy corporate merger activity
> followed by the dot-com bust and a general downturn in the economy have
> brutalized the IT job market, victimizing even veteran, highly skilled IT
> professionals.
> 
> The result is the largest pool ever of unemployed computer specialists, who
> are alternately bewildered, angry and, increasingly, bitter. A harsh
> economy has forced many into lengthy unemployment, fueling two urban myths:
> Jobs are being lost to less-expensive younger or foreign workers. The mere
> mention of the federal H-1B program, designed to enable foreigners to
> supplement the U.S. workforce, often triggers extreme emotions.

Just to chime in as a real world example: I'm a webmaster who has been out
of work in Washington, DC since March of last year. Thank god for that
unemployment extension which is just kicking in for me (after a month of
delay thanks to DC government's incompetence).

The job market for techies around here has gotten better since the
beginning of the year, but most of the jobs generated by 9-11 are out of
the question for me.

Just can't see an anarchist getting a security clearance to do web work
for Northrop Grumman.

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