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Gates Calls for Increase in Tech Labor Supply
Randeep Igochyorjob writes "Reuters is reporting that
Bill Gates is asking for the removal of quotas for guest workers by removing the caps on non-immigrant alien workers. In a mild attempt at balance, buried near the end of the story, the article also says "Undersecretary of Commerce Phil Bond, a top Bush administration technology official, pointed out that the unemployment rate for engineers is above the national average." I'm wondering if raising wages might attract the "needed" workers from domestic sources or is Gate's request "necessary to remain competitive and innovative"."
with a Bush flunky. I feel so dirty. I'm going to take a shower now
"Those that start by burning books, will end by burning men."
He believes in capitalism when it works for him. When it doesn't he cries to the guvmnt for help for his poor poor self like any welfare queen.
You mean I actually have to pay my employees?
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The head of a corporation that's sitting on ~US$50 Billion in cash yet whines that it doesn't have the resources / capabilities (they really mean "financial interest") in fixing major security defects in their less-than-current products is whining that they need cheaper labor?!??
I'm a fairly pro-immigration guy, but in this particular case Bill Gates can fuck himself in the ass with a cactus.
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I recommend that Microsoft fire Ralph Reed and replace him with one of the Iranian mullahs with which he is interchangeable. Ralph is pulling in $240,000 per year from MSFT, and while I don't know what kind of cash a mullah pulls in, no way is it six figures.
Aha! This is how he plans to get Longhorn out before the end of the decade!
>> In Canada it's more like $35k and that's CAD!
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Do you have a source for that number? The market sucks here in Canada, but I don't think it's that bad.
If it is, Perhaps I should shave more often and start showing up on time
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When your pro-corporate agenda is rejected by the Bush adminstration, maybe it is time to get a new line of bull shit.
Could backfire totally and after being sentenced to struggle with microsoft visual sourcesafe for a 5 to 10 years, they get back to "The World" and work in a chinese linux environment.
What are you going to do when President Gates signs a decree proclaiming Linux a terrorist tool? Just a thought. Seems like this is where he's headed.
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When you say qualified, do you mean at least 5 years of experience in J2EE, 4 years WebLogic, etc, etc, etc? or at least 3 years .NET, 2 years MS SQL, 2 years ASP.NET, etc, etc, etc?
Hey AC nazi, do many of us a favor and jab a pencil in your eye.
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
"The referral system at my work is aggressively chased now, which is great"
I know what all those words mean, but that sentence doesn't do anything for me.
Chased by what? Tigers? That's gotta be fun to watch.
Why yes, I AM a rocket scientist!
"I can barely feed my cat."
You should probably get rid of your cat then.
"If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer
Just give him a few chickens and he'll be happy.
Plus, if times get _really_ tough, you can eat the cat.
What a long, strange trip it's been.
Not possible. How can they keep up to date with the latest Desperate Housewives episode or see exactly what color suit the boss is wearing today? It just can't be done.
the major advances in civilization are processes which all but wreck the societies in which they occur - A.N. White
Bill Gates knows he could overfill his employment rolls if he simply pays more.
But he doesn't want to pay more.
The man who has $80 billion to his name doesn't want his payroll to be an extra 2% of his corporate expenses.
He'd rather import people and leave you and your family in the street.
Why do we let these guys live? They're not necessary to the process. Once they strike gold, their job is done.
I say we outsource Bill Gates.