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6. Hats off to the workers who have had to pick up the slack for those corporations refusing to hire...

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 07:04 PM

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U.S. companies may experience “a hiring panic” in the next few months. [View all] DCBob Mar 2012 OP

True. Businesses have been tightening their belt for so long Fawke Em Mar 2012 #1

kick Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #2

Are they still setting up impossible criteria for applicants? csziggy Mar 2012 #3

There are way too many h1-b visas issued.. DCBob Mar 2012 #5

I work in IT. DCBob Mar 2012 #10

Definitely - everyone I know and have talked to on the internet in IT csziggy Mar 2012 #17

they're just doing the jobs Americans won't do Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #21

businesses are hiring "revenue producers" not support staff. nashville_brook Mar 2012 #4

not just your arena, either... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #25

I wonder if Occupy is starting to scare them a little........ socialist_n_TN Mar 2012 #7

Hiring panic? anti-alec Mar 2012 #9

Uh-huh. They're panicked they might have to start paying decent wages. KamaAina Mar 2012 #13

"Panic" over what? Having to (gasp!) pay people more? JHB Mar 2012 #14

I can only hope and pray magical thyme Mar 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author dmallind Mar 2012 #19

They are going to have to start paying people more Aerows Mar 2012 #22