Just a comment or two based upon the H-1B discussion and ongoing management
gripes about the high cost of technical staff...

Re: "When the industry claims a shortage of programmers, what they mean is a
shortage of cheap programmers."

Ah but I do NOT think that there is a shortage of "cheap programmers" - I am
sure however that there is a real lack of "cheap" GOOD, SKILLED, EXPERIENCED
"programmers" who can also read, write, and speak English fairly well.  If
someone wishes to hire a "cheap" programmer who knows next to nothing and
gets paid accordingly, that's fine by me.  It's not my money.  I'll be glad
to clean up the mistakes etc afterwards.

A question for those on the HP3000-L list who are NOT US citizens - are you
all paid so poorly where you are that it would make sense to come over here
to the US to get work?

Wayne Boyer (an EXPENSIVE and staying that way independent consultant)

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