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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]uponit7771
(93,532 posts)15. IT Bach degrees have doubled in the last decade, Musk just wants cheap labor (link)
https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/nscblog/computer-science-has-highest-increase-in-bachelors-earners/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20students%20earning,the%202022%2D2023%20academic%20year.
The number of students earning a bachelors degree in computer and information sciences has more than doubled over the last decade, from 51,696 in the 2013-2014 academic year to 112,720 in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The number of students earning a bachelors degree in computer and information sciences has more than doubled over the last decade, from 51,696 in the 2013-2014 academic year to 112,720 in the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Now, its primary use is to staff Trump properties with housekeeping and groundskeepers.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2024
#1
Exactly. And H1b employees are exploited because they're bound to the employer.
Ocelot II
Dec 2024
#2
It was about cost. Corporate MBAs didn't want to hire Americans and pay American wages
dalton99a
Dec 2024
#4
A pity we produce too many homegrown finance and business types and not enough engineers and techs.
paleotn
Dec 2024
#7
IT Bach degrees have doubled in the last decade, Musk just wants cheap labor (link)
uponit7771
Dec 2024
#15
Yes the headcount is beyond what is needed especially since US IT unemployment is 6% - WSJ
uponit7771
Dec 2024
#33
Ha! My wife said the same... "Just call them y'all and be done with it." She cuts to the chase so well.
paleotn
Dec 2024
#40
A female relative got a bach in geography and a masters in GIS mapping. She had a
allegorical oracle
Dec 2024
#21
For the same reason corporations have customer service call centers staffed with people called "Bob"
sop
Dec 2024
#8
***THIS !!!*** WSJ - US IT unemployment is 6% !!! There never was a US IT worker shortage they wanted cheaper labor
uponit7771
Dec 2024
#14
Exactly right plus, the H1B that I worked with work 12 hours a day and weekends as a matter of course.
camartinwv
Dec 2024
#24