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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: The Fake Skills Shortage [View all]haele
(12,650 posts)16. Ten years ago Cisco Network Engineers worked between $30 - $45 an hour.
If the company that used to pay that much is making even more profit than they were then, why are they only willing to pay $15 - $18 an hour for someone with the same skillset now?
If the work your employee is doing now was worth a certain percentage of revenue ten years ago and less now, what changed? You didn't need to pay them that much if they weren't worth that much, did you?
Easier and cheaper access to more people willing to work for less, that's what changed.
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we need awareness. People don't understand the problem--especially engineers who haven't been hit.
antigop
Apr 2013
#26
Years ago when I started working we were trained on the job. How come they don't do that now?
Harriety
Apr 2013
#9
The current generation of middle managers was trained to focus exclusively on the numbers
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2013
#14
Especially galling is that "Fiduciary Duty to the shareholders" is a MYTH.
HughBeaumont
Apr 2013
#46
"taught to...regard the prosperity of the shareholders as their ONLY priority."
woo me with science
Apr 2013
#57
When you glut the market, you drive down wages. When you over focus on degrees
TheKentuckian
Apr 2013
#59
Yes theres a shortage of Cisco network engineers willing to work in the $15-$18/hr range
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Apr 2013
#11
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Apr 2013
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Apr 2013
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Apr 2013
#60
You are clearly having a conversation with someone else. Don't let me interrupt.
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Apr 2013
#63