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Re:Tech jobs market normalizing as July unemployment dips by Frost1x on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @05:53PM (#37229029)
Something reasonable needs to factor in the waves of inflation that have also occurred. TC was definitely over inflation at one point but in many places I suspect people are operating at a pay cut still.

The never ending war on labor rates continues.

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Re:Tech jobs market normalizing as July unemployment dips by paulddraper on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @05:58PM (#37229100)
> needs to factor in the waves of inflation

Yes, I would like that to be true, but inflation historically can and does happen independently of wage growth.

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Re:Tech jobs market normalizing as July unemployment dips by red-iron-pine on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @09:41AM (#37235703)
that's called "making you poorer" and is not something to defend or rationalize
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Re:Tech jobs market normalizing as July unemployment dips by paulddraper on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @02:38PM (#37240361)
Certainly. Inflation is terrible and yet rationalized at every turn by economists.
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