Was there a tech-hiring bubble? Indeed.com job postings data suggest so

Re:Was there a tech-hiring bubble? Indeed.com job postings d... by sweezyjeezy on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @04:42PM (#35174432)

Given that US and EU wages have about a 3-5x disparity, then you might think a) the US worker is worth that premium, and will fulfil 3-5x of your demand for work as the EU worker, b) you have a need towards hiring in the US (certainly understand this in some cases). Or... c) there is a disparity between supply / demand and salaries - why hire in the US if there is so much cheap supply elsewhere?

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Re:Was there a tech-hiring bubble? Indeed.com job postings d... by hnfong on Thursday March 16, 2023 @09:54AM (#35181996)

Monopoly of US firms in the tech industry, their (possibly irrational) reluctance to go remote (until COVID at least), and US work-visa (H1B) quota restrictions.

Now that chasing growth has gone out of fashion and cutting costs is on the table, I suspect companies might lean more towards hiring cheaper, non-US workforce after the layoffs have settled down.

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Re:Was there a tech-hiring bubble? Indeed.com job postings d... by lukas099 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @12:17PM (#35184036)

This just means that there is more demand for US workers. I'm pretty sure businesses aren't paying them that much more out of charity.

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