[quote=LAAFTERHOURS][quote=fat_lazy_union_worker][quote=eclipxe]I work for a smaller development company and we’re actively trying to hire.
I think it is important to separate general “IT” from “Software Development”. A non technology company views IT developers as a cost center, a software company views developers as a profit center and treats them as such.
Good developers (that are in the field because they view it as an art and a creative endeavor) will not have a problem finding work, even in this market. Developers that are in it to collect a pay check will struggle when faced with outsourced labor that will do it with the same lack of passion but cheaper.
Work for a company or start one that’s business is software products or services. Not some IT position at say some insurance company doing some back office crap. World of difference.
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I may be the lucky one but took an “IT” job with a local insurance company and they decided to spend in a down market by phasing out all legacy systems to a centralized ERP platform, which has been done once in the US for a certain line of business. Luckily I was an ex-sap consultant in the right place at the right time.
Point is to not assume all industries are bad IT shops, they could have something on the horizon.[/quote]
Sorry, point well taken. Did not mean to overly generalize.
…There was an annoying headhunter that called me the other day telling me about an “awesome position locally in the insurance industry”…It only required me to take a 2-level demotion….I tell recruiter, I have a few senior engineers that might be interested…He tells me, they’re looking for more higher level people to do senior engineering work, versus hiring senior engineers to do senior engineering work. Either the recruiter is being an ass or company is being an ass or both…. FAIL/ FAIL. Most likely, wasn’t your company….
