I look forward to finding out how they fuck this one up too .

In other news approximately 15 to 20% of Americans are illiterate.

Yikes!

Well, I’m ready, but it is fair to say we as a whole are not. Sexism is deep here - even with people who don’t meant or want to be sexist.

I live in a part of the country where I frequently compete for work (or did before I started a business) against candidates from all over the world. These are not roles that can be done by a unique, small set of people - it’s like marketing manager type roles. So something needs to be adjusted - even just a little.

Is there no middle ground, like keep the program but invest in education and tax incentives for hiring from US universities?

We have enough talented people here, but we do need more people with the right education and training. If he doesn’t want to expand the h1-b program, he’s going to have to invest in education and the incentives for people to get the education the economy requires. Such as pay for certain university degrees or trade certifications. The machine to study and predict what the economy will need will cost money. And he’s going to have to incentivize employers to provide training to people entering the workforce, which will cost money too. Even with all of that, there will still be a need for h1-b visas.

Does anyone know the strategy or play for doing this? I mean, this seams super weak on the surface. I do know that the timing or the next negotiations would be advantageous, but geesh, that the best they got?

My assessment is that we are in a unique place where we need system changes - without which policy changes will be near impossible. I’m talking term/age limits for all branches, banning lobbying, publicly funded elections, banning gerrymandering, etc. And while Gavin is not ideal from a policy perspective - he does appear to have the fortitude to tackle systemic corrections.

Good God, these people are evil.

I think we all believe that. 😉

WHY?!? She was the best positioned anyone could have been AND STILL LOST. Running again would be a terrible use of everyone’s time.

That is excellent news! I have friends impacted by T1 and being able to pay for insulin is a regular part of their life planning. I hope it eases things for people in CA a bit.

Love it - that feels very do-able these days. I’ll be out there in my political attire and holding a sign. Hope others are able to make it too!!

Yeah, typo. It was like 4am. 🤷

We keep costs low by doing an evening paid training “try before you buy” model - so we can see how people work and they can see how the job is with relatively low commitment. Our work culture isn’t for everyone, so we want them to try it out without disrupting too much. We bring on people who are trained, like the job and ready to generate revenue. All staff are paired with a mentor and manager so they learn how to produce client-ready work.

We only promote managers that can do both technical work and people manage. In companies past, this will scale to about 300 people in our line of work. It helps that we only promote from within.

I do work lots, but I am an owner, so that seems fair. I work from home and with family, so I’m able to double up some of my work life balance. But we have also automated pretty much all business operations, so realistically it is 1-2 hours per week. Training at night is a pain in the ass, but again I’m m an owner and this seems fair to me.

I’m the owner of a small business, so I am deeply familiar with this equation. The way we solve it is to “look for talent where no one else is looking” (actually strategy), then train the shit out of and mentor them (informal strategy). My managers are expected to be better than and train the staff to do their work - from technical skills to knowing what good looks like. Then as staff move into management they are expected to pay it forward. Is it a lot of work? Yes - but it’s also how you don’t end up with a knowledge gap at the top.

Edit: I hold myself to this same standard, which makes it easier to expect it if others.

It’s because they put the bean counters in charge. Boeing is a screaming example of why you don’t do that. It’s sad to see that software company move away from innovation and creative problem solving.

Managers should be engaged and skilled enough to do any direct team member’s work in their absence or train any person in the role. Their team should be used to scale the capacity and capabilities. If this isn’t being done, the business model is broken and eventually will cause issues - perhaps that’s what you are experiencing.

Totally. Good managers should be engaged enough with their team’s work that they understand the team’s input and be capable of covering for one of them if they are out.