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Overqualified?!?!



If we allow the companies to continue to exploit the 
workers, everyone will be affected.

It has to stop by abolishing the H1-B and investing in 
more education.
 
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Thanks!

John Malloy
jdm at theworld.com
> Christian,
> You might be right, but I don't think that would help the employment 
> situation. In a union, people are promoted based on seniority and not 
> skills. I strongly suggest you work as a system admin or as an software 
> engineer in a union shop. 
> Many IT people are already unionized in some areas. I once interviewed a 
> guy from Cummins Diesel, where the computer operators are unionized. 
> But, as companies continue to exploit IT people, they will get the unions 
> they deserve. 
> On 18 Jul 2002 at 9:33, rek2 wrote:
> 
> > What IT needs is a Union ;-) 
> > I'm serious.
> 
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