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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: The Fake Skills Shortage [View all]Mopar151
(9,977 posts)24. That's absolutely true
But the less knowledge of the job on the management side, the more likely management's desire to control by fear. It is possible for a good manager to keep things running on respect and fairness, but they can't resent or mistrust the nerds/shoprats. We're like dogs - we can smell manager fear. And if a weak manager thinks fear is a good substitute for respect, they've not seen much respect in their life.
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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
undeterred
Apr 2013
#11
I keep getting calls from recruiters asking for senior mechanical engineers, with MSME, to
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#13
On a slightly related note, my son is getting his masters in paralegal studies this spring. He's
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#15
The Democrats like this because they can push for more education funding...
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2013
#18
What gets me is how Republicans put people in agencies to destroy them from within,..
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2013
#62
Different regions have different industries and attract different people.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Apr 2013
#41
Yes and the one before that asked you what you were offering the hipster dickheads to move across
whttevrr
Apr 2013
#60
You are clearly having a conversation with someone else. Don't let me interrupt.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Apr 2013
#63