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"Reform by red tape" slowing H-1B sharply
Visduh is correct, they are loath to add more US citizens full time positions to their staff unless they have some rare and special skill (i.e. purple squirrel). For the rest of us, they use staffing agencies instead. Once the H-1B visa is reformed. Contract (contingent) employment should be next. We need to reform contract labor law so we are treated equally when compared to the full time staff of a company. Sadly, I see the future of Qualcomm in San Diego. They will slowly leave San Diego and move more engineering work to India. I think the profit motive, coupled with market pressure from competitors will guarantee this. Think of the scenario which played out when RCA, and Zenith left for overseas manufacturers in the 70's and 80's.— December 1, 2017 7:03 a.m.
University Ave. Radio Shack closing brings out comments
I've been in electronics since age 6, and a licensed ham since 16. I used to marvel at the stuff in the Radio Shack catalogues. What did Radio Shack in in my opinion was the quality of the offerings went down hill as the shareholders demanded higher profit margins. The expectations of their customers were managed down (This has happened in a lot of products, not just electronics parts) During the last 20 years, lot of the electronic components were of sub-par quality, and the prices for them were higher then they should have been given the quality. With the advent of Mouser, Digi-key, and the Chinese suppliers on Ebay, Ali-express, and Bangood, I can get better quality parts at lower prices, but the penalty is the wait time. It's good to see someone like Ave Electronics and Murphy Surplus are still around because once in a while I need something in a pinch. This has become a tough business to be in, but if someone is savvy, they may be able to make it work. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/m…— May 14, 2017 8:51 a.m.
Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
You're on to something here Don. What we have in the US is a federal government disproportionately run by the investor class. Ordinary citizens can't vote in the candidates they want because the investor class controls the nominating (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic,_Lost)— April 14, 2017 8:13 a.m.
Engineers’ group bullish on H-1B reform
The H-1B program needs to return to its original roots: A vehicle to bring in talent which is exceptional and at the extreme right of bell curve. We have more than enough Americans who need employment to occupy the center and right of the bell curve. Regarding age discrimination, there's a fix for that too. Relieve companies of the duty to provide health insurance, and institute a single-payer healthcare system in this country. These fixes will propel the country forward unlike what is being proposed by the large corps and body shops. The need to produce short term results and pad the salaries of the C-suite is detrimental to these companies and the country as a whole.— April 12, 2017 8:25 a.m.
County labor report
America, the nation of the "fissured workplace". It used to be that companies actually cared more about there employees, saw them as an indirect way to be profitable, and therefore offered pensions and other fringe benefits. Since the mid 70's this started to change. Companies no longer thought long term, and considered regular employees a liability, and a cost center which they strived to mitigate through the use of staffing agencies. Staffing agencies typically offer no benefits to their contingent employees, and it is really easy for you to be cut loose as you have fewer protections working for the staffing agency then you do working directly for the company. I think in the long term this trend will reverse unless we lose our democracy and become a fascist dictatorship.— January 22, 2017 3:22 p.m.
Trump economy: Boring in San Diego?
Alex, I agree. The stark realization will come once Trump has been in office for a few months. I just hope the republicans in the senate don't decide to eliminate the filibuster, because I suspect it is going to be used quite a bit.— December 29, 2016 8:19 a.m.
Solar-power financing could spell trouble
That last paragraph is spot on. Avoid financing any home improvement project. Doing so makes you consider if it is a good project to go through with as the money involved is coming out of your savings or investments.— November 15, 2016 6:27 a.m.
Wells Fargo says Americans timid with investments
Stumpf would not void the binding arbitration clause in Wells Fargo consumer banking contracts for those customers who had the bogus accounts created. What does that tell you? Quite a bit. Binding arbitration allows companies to become bad actors, because they can't be held accountable for their transgressions in a court of law with a jury trial. Decisions by the arbitrator are final, non-appealable, and do not affect precedent. It's a good thing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering prohibiting the use of binding arbitration in consumer banking contracts. Let's hope the CFPB's anti-arbitration push is not overridden by Congress. There needs to be the threat of lawsuits in a court with a jury to keep companies honest.— October 13, 2016 7:59 a.m.
Two Qualcomm billionaires give big to Democrats
My only concern is the probable underlying reason why the tech business leaders are supporting the democrats: H-1B visas. My guess is that this is the quid pro quo for the said donations.— October 11, 2016 7:37 a.m.
County unemployment rate keeps rising
I think companies want to import cheap labour over setting up facilities overseas. There are 2 reasons for this: 1) High start-up and sunk costs work against having a flexible work force. 2) The US is the only major economy where there is "Employment-At-Will". Being able to hire and fire with few repercussions is why US companies want to bring people to the US. In most other major economies it is harder to let people go as they use a "Just Cause" employment doctrine.— August 20, 2016 9:12 a.m.