Thanks folks for the replies I got. Compiled them into a sort of
superDeveloper/Data Architect/All-Around wonderful human being job
description.
The job market in Austin is really poor for us "high-tech" types right now.
This was the home or a principal branch office of a large number of failed
dot coms and Internet business ventures. A partial list of Austin failures
includes (but is by no means limited to):
Netpliance
Hand Technologies
ConnectSouth (my alma mater)
DrKoop.Com
Garden.Com
Furniture.Com
carOrder.Com
Layoffs in many (most?) surviving companies have further added to the glut
of talent out on the streets. Other large Austin employers reducing staff
in the tech area include AMD, Motorola, SamSung, IBM, Perficient and CSC.
Non-tech companies such as law firms, travel agencies (they're pretty much
toast right now anyway), and advertising agencies have been really hurt by
the abrupt cessation of money which used to flow from the startups.
It's still a great place to live, but a month or two ago, even the Austin
American-Statesman noted that the area was experiencing a "brain-drain" as
the job-seeker/jobs ratio climbed ever higher. Last week, they posited the
major reason for the area not experiencing a total employment tragedy was
the abundance of State and Local jobs, which, until about 9 months ago,
went begging as private industry vacuumed anybody who could spell "PC" off
the street (if you could spell DBA you had it made).
The Sunday help-wanted ads have gone from 4 full pages of "Computer Jobs"
to less than two columns, and there are very few senior positions
available. We even used to have out-of-town companies advertise, but that
trend has dried up as well.
It anin't pretty folks.
Maybe Scott (I still think I ought to drive down just to meet the guy) in
San Antonio can give us a more regional perspective. At the height of the
frenzy, I know a bunch of people who left positions in SA to come to
Austin.
David A. Barbour
Oracle DBA, OCP
AISD
512-414-1002
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Hey, the job market isn't any better (worse?) here in Austin-by-God, TX
than anywhere else. We've got a chance to hire a real talented developer
(worked with him before - taught me a lot), but his salary is just a bit
more than the school district is used to paying for "programmers." I
suggested they come up with a new job description to justify the salary
(it's not that great folks - this guy just wants to stay in Austin).
"Wonderful idea" says the boss, "what should we call the position to
confuse the HR folks?" "Data Architect" I reply. "Great" says he, "write
it up and have it on my desk by 5:30."
Anybody got one I can shamelessly plagiarize?
David A. Barbour
Oracle DBA, OCP
AISD
512-414-1002
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