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Tech Turnover Rate Lowest Since The 80's
cimmer writes "USA Today, the San Jose Business Journal and the suspiciously captivating monitor thing in the elevator are reporting the results of a survey conducted by Aon Consulting that states voluntary turnover in the tech industry is at 8.9%, 'the lowest in the history of the surveys, which date back to the mid-1980s'. Given all of the talk about an economic turnaround, are we looking at a potential tech turnover spike as individuals leave positions they have stayed in only because of a dismal job market? Aon seems to think so. Interestingly, the results of this study are released just as CNN.com reports that personal income growth is at its weakest in two years. Also of note is a discrepancy in the reported sample size, with USA Today stating the results are based upon input from 595 companies while the Business Journal reports that over 950 companies participated."
There was a global sig of releif.
We made it through guys! Good job!
my boss just caught me reading this ariticle on Slashdot and told me to hit the road. Thanks a lot.
I've been working as a Technical Support specialist because all you College-educated people stole my job as a Fry Cook.
It's a joke, Honest!
I am the nightmare of nightmares.
that's because we're all too demoralised to... oh feck it, I can't be bothered.
Where once great herds of IT professionals roamed the valley, only a few clusters remain here and there...
Ye gods! Put them on the endangered species list!
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On the bright side, these kids are off to something far more enjoyable. While they were in Technology, they worked long hours for little reward, and were often mistreated and stressed out. Now they work in jobs like construction or plumbing where the hours are fewer and the work more fulfilling. Let this be a lesson: never enter a corporate field unless you're SURE that's what you want.
I think a pertinent question you should ask yourself when considering a carreer is; what would you do if you had a million dollars?
If the answer is "two chicks at the same time", then indeed, why not opt for a field like construction?
Even picking up the burnt remains of, say, a torched down software company's building can still feel rewarding, because it's a honest day's work.
And in the end, who wants to be sitting in a cubicle from their twenties right until they're fifty? Although it would be nice to have that kind of job security..
SCO employee? Check out the bounty
Interesting comparison.
California: High Taxes, Mudslides, Wildfires and Earthquakes.
Florida: Alligators, Very Large Insects, Humidity, and Hurricanes.
Just give up and move to Iowa.
SCO employs IT people, I thought it was a Lawfirm these days ;)
Don't forget to put the cover sheet on the TPS report.
It's all Bush's fault! There is NO increased income! None! It's all bad! It's allllllll bad!!!
Whew, thanks. I was possesed by the collective spirit of Slashdot there for a second.
Wait...spoke too soon! Feel....Microsoft.....rant....coming on.......
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
"I've been working as a Technical Support specialist because all you College-educated people stole my job as a Fry Cook."
Were you able to adjust to the paycut alright?
Raises hand
500 dollar reward for tip(s) leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole my sig.
I can code for a few hours, take a break and play video games, come back to coding for a few more hours, and then be ready to enjoy the evening
Same here, except at my age, replace "take a break and play video games" with "take frequent naps".
Oh boy, sleep! That's where I'm a Viking!
He didn't steal your sig. He relieved you of your sig! And what did you expect, with that sig of relief...
So nobody else will be sitting in my chair (turnover) until you pry my sweaty, greasy ass off of it.
Thanks for the visual. Who would want it after that anyway?
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>It's not all that bad. Think of the plus side: free porn.
California: High Taxes, Mudslides, Wildfires and Earthquakes.
Florida: Alligators, Very Large Insects, Humidity, and Hurricanes.
Just give up and move to Iowa.
Iowa: Corn, corn, corn and corn.
Give me the earthquakes and alligators.
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welcome to 4 months ago.
Slashdot [n.]: a) A website where somebody who can't even spell "you're" has the nerve to call rational people "somewhat intelligent". b) The zeroth circle of Hell.
Thanks for the chuckle, if nothing else.
You have to be careful of the relocation/repopulation program, though. One morning some Department of Wildlife rangers jumped out at me and shot me with a tranq gun. I woke up a day later at a data center in New Delhi, with a bastard of a headache and a yellow tracking tag stapled to my earlobe...
This is not my sandwich.
We can only hope that C++ is on its way out.