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paleotn

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40. Ha! My wife said the same... "Just call them y'all and be done with it." She cuts to the chase so well.

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Sat Dec 28, 2024, 01:50 PM

Dec 2024

I grew up in the south so it comes natural.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] milestogo Dec 2024 OP

Now, its primary use is to staff Trump properties with housekeeping and groundskeepers. TheBlackAdder Dec 2024 #1

Wives... Hugin Dec 2024 #3

Exactly. And H1b employees are exploited because they're bound to the employer. Ocelot II Dec 2024 #2

Straight up Feudal Serfdom Yavin4 Dec 2024 #10

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

Is that keeping up with demand for IT headcount? paleotn Dec 2024 #23

Yes the headcount is beyond what is needed especially since US IT unemployment is 6% - WSJ uponit7771 Dec 2024 #33

Interesting. paleotn Dec 2024 #36

Ain't that the truth. Indentured servitude is a nice way of putting it. paleotn Dec 2024 #5

Guess what? There are lots of women in IT milestogo Dec 2024 #9

Guys, in colloquial terms, means both women and men. paleotn Dec 2024 #12

I don't respond to "guys" and my managers know it. milestogo Dec 2024 #13

Agreed. But maybe that energy should be channeled.... paleotn Dec 2024 #18

... littlemissmartypants Dec 2024 #20

I shouldn't have to "fight" with people on DU. milestogo Dec 2024 #38

I get it. We're not fighting. But you are flaming. paleotn Dec 2024 #39

Not to be rude... maspaha Dec 2024 #16

Attacking your allies is not a good strategy. paleotn Dec 2024 #17

Educating does not equal Attacking maspaha Dec 2024 #19

Seems like the way Right-wingers change MuchBetterThanThis Dec 2024 #22

Stop it! maspaha Dec 2024 #26

Not always. paleotn Dec 2024 #32

Language and word choice IS how we communicate maspaha Dec 2024 #37

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

Yes it does. paleotn Dec 2024 #31

If you're an ally, act like one. milestogo Dec 2024 #41

Jebers, would you give it a rest? paleotn Dec 2024 #42

A female relative got a bach in geography and a masters in GIS mapping. She had a allegorical oracle Dec 2024 #21

Yes. And the staffing firms also take their cut. RandomNumbers Dec 2024 #6

I've worked in India. The avg citizen there doesn't have a PC in their homes. Yavin4 Dec 2024 #11

For the same reason corporations have customer service call centers staffed with people called "Bob" sop Dec 2024 #8

Yes BigMin28 Dec 2024 #34

***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

Here's another H1B story AverageOldGuy Dec 2024 #25

100% Greed ! Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #27

It is illegal to pay H1B recipients less than the comparable wage paid to Americans for the same positions Bluetus Dec 2024 #28

Ha ha ha ha ha RandomNumbers Dec 2024 #35

It was meant to lower wages. marble falls Dec 2024 #29

Anyone else have tales of "job listings designed to not be filled"? JHB Dec 2024 #30