[FRIAM] !RE: A million tech jobs unfilled

[Nick Thompson]

Hi, Owen, 

 

Thanks.  I have learned a lot from the blow back.  Apparently Tech jobs have become more siloed in the last decade, so people can get stuck in their soloes (Silos?  Is that like “potato”?)  I have a relative who may be stuck in a silo, even while living in Eastern Mass.  I would think that such a person would take a few months off and do a certificate or a crash course somewhere and emerge in another silo, if the opportunity is as great as it seems to be.   I used to tell my undergraduates, “smart, flexible people will always find work.”  Is that wrong? 

 

Nick  

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2017 10:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] !RE: A million tech jobs unfilled

 

I don't think you made a mistake, Nick. I think it is easy for the news to make such a broad statement by simply being very inclusive. *Everybody* needs to be tech-savvy in any job nowadays.

 

For me, the more important issue is companies making such a loud noise about their labor force difficulties. It's certainly real to them! They are not lying, but may be being absurdly specific about their requirements. The evolution of the the tech culture is always surprising me.

 

So no worries.

 

   -- Owen

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