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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."

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  1. Of course it is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's because there are almost no open tech jobs left. eventually, there will be no jobs here in the us. oh, that's right, that's the way you stupid Libertarian/Republican Dog-Eat-Dog/Survival-Of-The-Fittest jerks prefer it. They both believe that you are worthless if you're poor. to them The rich does no wrong, and the poor can do no right. So fsck the Libertarian & Republican Parties.

  2. Re:Raw Numbers? by vsprintf · · Score: 0, Troll

    These numbers are meaningless without the corresponding figures for companies that didn't outsource.

    I provided a link. Should I read the article for you too? 46% vs 9% for most companies. $10.4 M vs $8.1 M for other large companies. And despite the title, it wasn't about outsourcing which can be local, it was about offshoring. Anything else I can do for you?