Feels like that sometimes, doesn't it? Then you find an employer in said technical profession who understands how their field has become inefficient at sourcing new employees and they seize on the opportunity to open the gate and let 'em in, thus creating a competitive advantage in the hiring pipeline and diversity in culture.

The real tragedy is when all the others who can't/won't/don't open the gate cry whine and complain about not being able to find talent. Sometimes, when they are really pathetic, they have the gall to go to their local economic development agent with their hands out for a subsidy for hiring assistance.

So those who adapt to the times end up paying taxes into a system that, in turn, gives that money (in part) those who don't. Perverse much?