On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, mehryar wrote:
>
> Im not sure about the contract positions but this is traditionally the
> time of the year when people decide its time for a change, its endemic to
> all other types of industries not just the software industry.
> And to alleviate your paranoia a little, a report I read last month said
> software jobs were actually on the increase, rivalling the ever
> hungry system administration job market.
Not really, if you didn't know about http://fuckedcompany.com/ you should
check it out. (It has nothing to do with XXX). While you are on the spot
especially look at how many layoffs reported per day lately!!! Then check
the NASDAQ and you will get even more ideas about what's going on.
It doesn't mean that we are in trouble, since mod_perl programmer are
scarce but the general trade is that many startups go busted.
>From reading a lot lately about the current trends I've learned that the
dotcom business is still in fashion, since the money is there. It's just
that the investors are more careful now, and it's harder to get financing
for the vaporware ideas.
I believe that once the NASDAQ buble is over and analysts say that it has
to drop to 2000, which is very close, the dotcoms will go up again, but
probably under more careful watchful eye of investors.
I'm not an expert in these things, so this is just my opinion, which
shouldn't be taken too seriously :)
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Gunther Birznieks wrote:
>
> > I notice that there have been many more job postings from employment
> > seekers have occurred in the last few weeks versus jobs. Whereas it used to
> > be many more jobs wanting mod_perl vs seekers of jobs.
> >
> > Is this an odd time of year for many contractors where the contract ends
> > around the holiday season? Or is this starting to be a symptom of dotcoms
> > going bust and the development market starting to level out?
> >
> > Or perhaps I am being a bit paranoid. :)
> >
> > u
> >
>
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