The same company that has a press release that they do not wage collude:

"Not everybody took part in the no-hire agreement: last week, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg said the social network rebuffed Google's approaches."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/30/tech_giants_fail_to_...

Is the same guy pushing for visas to drive down wages:

"Fwd.us, a group founded in part by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, has pushed for immigration reform. Joe Green, another Fwd.us founder, lambasted current law regarding the cap structure of high-skill visas in an email to TechCrunch, calling the current set of regulations “dysfunctional.” "

I guess being a prick knows no bounds.

Don't be evil,...except when it comes to hiring & labor practices.

These idiots keep screwing with their products. Thank god Yahoo is now only a secondary email for me. They removed tabs, the tabs were a great convenience. They fubared their fantasy sports site, recently added back the white theme, amidst a massive backlash.

I just don't get it, why mess with all this so damn often, and piss users off....

1. Yahoo doesn't change anything. Gets called unpopular and outdated. 2. Yahoo changes. Gets criticized as screwing their products.

I am on year 13 of their fantasy sports site. I'm going to know what works and what doesn't. From applets to flash to mobile....Not to be a jerk, but do you? Otherwise don't have this conversation with me.

Anyone know if Toptal is legitimate? They advertise all over LinkedIn. I contacted them and it seems like they don't really have a personal approach or connection to the dev talent.

I need to slot myself in on a calendar for a skype call, and no reply to my questions? I can't find any reviews on them either.

We definitely have a very personal approach. If you contacted us, there's a good chance we responded.

" All it does is cause the company to move operations offshore."

If this worked, then we wouldn't be having this visa discussion.

True, but they are related though. Both worlds don't happen in a bubble, eventually the consequences affect all of us here. We have one part of the nation axing millions of people without any intention/need to hire again, and another set saying they are in dire need of employees. Logically the companies would look at the existing labor pool, and try investing in training for the most capable of that set whether its 10% 20% or even 2% of that pool.

However none of that is happening. Companies do not want to do that of course, and why would they? The government subsidizes the training through college. The loans are unaffordable, and the returns are not even there for anyone other than the brightest/most capable (however that's scored) 20%. Companies don't care, they aren't on the hook for those costs. Now that that pool is nearly exhausted, companies are lobbying Congress for immigration reform that will bring cheaper younger talent over. Companies assume minimal risk in the current format. And by forcing the # of the visas up, they can suppress wages, there was an article even on IT wages last week about that. This current format is bad for US Citizens, Green Card Holders, and a substantial set of Visa Holders as well.

The training for these jobs takes years. Even if companies were to "invest in training" (I'd argue they already do), that wouldn't address their need for workers now.

They spent 30 days on logos meanwhile butchered their sports site. So many errors and so many inconsistencies, you can't even look at player game logs anymore. One page is all in black, while others have the old look(better) in white.

And the kicker is that they role it out a 2 weeks before fantasy football starts. You cannot even move to another site in time.

All this time spent on self promotion, and so little spent on execution.

I am a frustrated consumer, and all I get are logos for 30 days....who gives a blank.

Anecdotal evidence, and looking at outliers like Standford grads (not even 15yr vets mind you) should be tossed aside.

Neither represent the overall technology picture. Wages have stagnated, so "Boo, got to take a pay cut" won't happen, but you may not get a raise for 1-2-3 years which in effect is a pay cut.

Jeff Bezos bought the Post personally - Amazon did not buy it.

Ah true, but the underlying effect will be the same.

What did you imagine newspapers were owned by?

Not by massive corporations or their ceos.

Pretty much every newspaper is a corporation... that's the only legal entity that makes sense, given that it has to own a building, pay salaries, sue and be sued, etc.

Being owned by a massive non-media-related corporation would be concerning, but this is Bezos personally.

Bezos has a halo, but I don't believe in angels.

For journalism to be truth, it must remain independent.

Here everyone, this is the second "loudest guy in the room".