I don't agree with this logic entirely. Yes, alot of under-qualified people are losing their jobs, but they hardly comprise the entire group. Where I work, I have watched many qualified people lose their jobs simply because of the downturn in the economy. No one was making obscene salaries, but they were making enough to put a dent in the books. 2 of my good friends were laid off, spent 3 months looking for positions in the Bay Area, and then moved back to where they came from. They both have jobs now. I was actually informed just this past Wednesday that I'm the next casualty and that I won't have a job come the end of the month. You might say that I'm just as unqualified, but since I'm the last technical employee carrying a department once staffed by over 30 hard-working professionals, I feel I can hold my own. The difference with my story is that I'm leavin immediately. The day after my last day I'm loadin up the moving truck and returning to Arizona from whence I came. I think a big part of this whole situation IS the Bay Area itself. It has become an environment that can't support itself. Yes, there may be some jobs around, but I'm not about to waste 3 months of savings just to find out.
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I don't agree with this logic entirely. Yes, alot of under-qualified people are losing their jobs, but they hardly comprise the entire group. Where I work, I have watched many qualified people lose their jobs simply because of the downturn in the economy. No one was making obscene salaries, but they were making enough to put a dent in the books. 2 of my good friends were laid off, spent 3 months looking for positions in the Bay Area, and then moved back to where they came from. They both have jobs now. I was actually informed just this past Wednesday that I'm the next casualty and that I won't have a job come the end of the month. You might say that I'm just as unqualified, but since I'm the last technical employee carrying a department once staffed by over 30 hard-working professionals, I feel I can hold my own. The difference with my story is that I'm leavin immediately. The day after my last day I'm loadin up the moving truck and returning to Arizona from whence I came. I think a big part of this whole situation IS the Bay Area itself. It has become an environment that can't support itself. Yes, there may be some jobs around, but I'm not about to waste 3 months of savings just to find out.