• MEDIA: Some tech workers are embracing pay cuts -- and Canada

    From John D Groenveld@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 11 10:58:35 2023
    The Hustle's Jacob Cohen on whether Susie Wiles believes that the
    law of supply and demand applies to labor markets: <URL:https://thehustle.co/some-tech-workers-are-embracing-pay-cuts-and-canada/> | A recent survey of the Blind community -- that is, the anonymous
    | tech career forum Blind -- found "56% of tech workers are open to
    | accepting the same or lower pay in a new role" so long as it
    | fulfills another unmet need.
    |
    | Other findings: 45% said weathering market conditions were their
    | primary reason; 19% mentioned company culture and work-life balance;
    | 14% cited remote/hybrid workplace preferences; and 13% said career
    | growth opportunities were the real MVP.
    |
    | Eh? Meanwhile, Canada's trying to make some sweet maple syrup out of
    | Silicon Valley's sour situation: The country recently announced
    | plans to attract more digital nomads, as well as 10k American H-1B
    | visa holders and their families, into the country.

    Has Julie Su's DoL.GOV green-eyeshades noticed that wages for geeks
    have declined since Big Tech's layoffs and will Donald Trump nominate
    Eugene Scalia to succeed her?
    John
    groenveld@acm.org
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