For those who think that there is a skills shortage, let me tell you about my Google job interview

[DaveJ]

28. So, are you guys looking for super jobs, or just regular jobs?

I'm just a regular schmuck with a regular job that does not pay anywhere close to 6 figures or have huge bonuses, but I still think I'm a pretty decent software developer. I'd like to get a better job, but I feel the great jobs are a relic of the 90s and unlikely to come back. I hear people in my field are making $80-150k but I really really doubt I'll ever make anywhere near that. All I ever think about is how in the world will I ever retire, but I'm not going to be able to retire unless there is some dramatic change that either I instigate, or some social change like service robots making work unnecessary, or something.

I once told someone else in my field how much I make and he asked if I was an ex-con. He thought only an ex-con would get paid so little in my field.

So, is it fair to say that "regular" jobs might be there. Just not great jobs?