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Old 10-24-2011, 10:53 AM
 
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Very true. When our company is hiring for developers, we're desperate to get more than a couple qualified leads.
Right, the problem is these people aren't willing to pay for them. They want me to do their job for them for no compensation. Doesn't work like that.
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Old 10-25-2011, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Milford, CT
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I literally have headhunters calling me office main number looking for me at least twice a week. When I tell them I'm not interested, they beg for me to give them leads for people that are, and I can't think of a single person. I literally don't know ANYONE in the tech (particularly financial tech) field who is out of work right now. So I'd recommend BS's in CS or EE to the generation ME'ers.
Yep same here, not to mention the amount of emails from them.
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Old 10-26-2011, 07:13 AM
 
Location: Live in NY, work in CT
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/ny...-new-york.html

Granted, being the NY Times, it's tilted a little more left than right, but gives good arguments from both sides on it......
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Old 10-28-2011, 08:06 AM
 
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Love to see all those anti-semetic placards. Never saw one at a Tea Party but those loons sure love to display them.
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Old 10-28-2011, 08:24 AM
 
Location: New England
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Love to see all those anti-semetic placards. Never saw one at a Tea Party but those loons sure love to display them.
What do they have to be "rich jew bankers" and not just "rich bankers".
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Old 10-29-2011, 04:54 AM
 
Location: Central CT, sometimes FL and NH.
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I work a salaried job and 50-60 hour weeks aren't uncommon in many industries. My occupation is "white collar" and I manage several employees. Just a month ago I worked 12 straight days without a break. I don't get any overtime.
Are you advocating for this to be standard labor practices? There has to be a line somewhere. That's what spurred the labor movement at the beginning of the last century.
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