Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After Layoffs

Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by andrewjl on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @09:50PM (#35970352)

It's really doubtful whether a labor constrained labor market helps _all_ local workers. Sure, some may see a benefit. Others might see employers cancel projects and reduce planned investments, due to more expensive inputs driven by higher labor costs.

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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @10:04PM (#35970439)

I think it is pretty definitively good for their competitors. This is different than all labor or all local workers. If you're one of a few workers that do X and everyone wants to do X, this is a good thing for you.

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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by andrewjl on Friday May 19, 2023 @09:55PM (#36008724)

So the right move then is to structure the economy around what's good for Big Tech workers? Sounds like it'd be a pretty popular cause. /s

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Re:Big Tech Resumed Hiring Foreign Workers Just Weeks After ... by rhaway84773 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @06:02AM (#35973262)

This, in fact, is exactly what is happening in the UK since Brexit, when UK employees lost access to a vast pool of foreign EU workers.

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