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Tech Workers in Higher Demand

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the buy-some-knowledge dept.

mjdroner writes "CNN has a story on an employment consulting firm report showing job cuts in the tech sector are down 40 percent." From the article: "Despite the inevitable job-cutting that typically follows mergers, the job market picture for the nation's tech workers is definitely improving. Many job seekers in high-demand fields such as storage systems administration and information security are probably finding themselves in the driver's seat when it comes to negotiating employment terms"

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  1. I suppose... by bigattichouse · · Score: 5, Funny

    I suppose "slightly less doom" in the world is reason to celebrate too.

    "Ahh.. but he's only stabbing me in *ONE* eye with an icepick now!"

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    1. Re:I suppose... by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 1, Funny

      Slightly less doom seems like the perfect slogan for a reformed Microsoft.

      -Grey

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  2. Misleading headline by jrumney · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't the headline read "Tech Workers in Lower lack of Demand"?

  3. Serves you right. by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Some businesses may in fact regret some of the job cuts they made in recent years, which, in retrospect, may have been too deep. Recent surveys suggest that employers are having an increasingly difficult time finding information technology workers."

    So can I be expecting a late night, drunken I'm-so-sorry-I-broke-up-with-you-will-you-please-t ake-me-back phone call from my ex-manager?

    -Grey

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    1. Re:Serves you right. by TiggertheMad · · Score: 2, Funny

      So can I be expecting a late night, drunken I'm-so-sorry-I-broke-up-with-you-will-you-please-t ake-me-back phone call from my ex-manager?

      Quite possibly. I suggest the traditional response is the best approach to this situation: Pertend to take him back, and then sleep with his best friend as revenge.

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  4. It's true! by saboola · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know this because I watch television. In it, they say they IT jobs are in high demand, and all I need is this certificate in order to get a yacht like the guy on the tv. So, this is true.

  5. Re:slashdot by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if they count people getting cut for reading slashdot instead of doing their job?

    Oh... you mean slashdot isn't my job?

    ::looks around::

    So just what am I supposed to do in front of this computer all day then?

    -Grey

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  6. Re:Wait... by moochfish · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rather than firing 200 truck loads of IT staff this month, we're only firing 120 truck loads!!! Celebrate!

  7. Re:Consulting by wfberg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, the best way to wreck a system is from within. Just look at all the stoners who're wreaking their revenge at the DMV by taking a job there..

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  8. Simple Math by DeadBugs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Less jobs = less job cuts. If you cut off 8 fingers, the next round of cuts will be significantly less.

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