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Re:Wage suppression – not stagnation – is costing workers $1... by bitwize on Friday November 03, 2023 @03:52PM (#38134105)
That goes to the comtracting agency. The individual engineer might see a quarter of that if they're lucky.
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Re:Wage suppression – not stagnation – is costing workers $1... by true_religion on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:06PM (#38134292)
There are many staffing agencies that only take 20-30% extra per head.
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