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I had an Idiot Indian recruiter bothering me today about a job in somewhere, New Jersey. While I have no desire to move there, I looked over the job. It's a very senior level tech, pretty much an engineer position. Lots of self-directed engineering duties and skills required.

Decided to ask about the pay rate, just 'cause. Idiot goes it's 50k a year.

While that's a good wage for the Middle Of Ohio (not for this type of work, however,) that's a shit-tier wage for this location in New Jersey, it's roughly double to cost of living from my current location, and the calculator I used doesn't take into account taxes and other incidental costs. I told the idiot this, and even sent him the link to the calculator I used, pre-filled with locations. No reply of course.

I'm sure the company in question will cry about not being able to find someone for what's essentially $12.50 an hour here in my location for a position where you're going to need at least 10+ years of experience in the field. Even at the rate they're offering, it's not equal to the skills and duties they listed.

(He replied moments after I wrote this with the same boilerplate garbage. )

I had an Idiot Indian recruiter bothering me today about a job in somewhere, New Jersey. While I have no desire to move there, I looked over the job. It's a very senior level tech, pretty much an engineer position. Lots of self-directed engineering duties and skills required. Decided to ask about the pay rate, just 'cause. Idiot goes it's 50k a year. While that's a good wage for the Middle Of Ohio (not for this type of work, however,) that's a shit-tier wage for this location in New Jersey, it's roughly double to cost of living from my current location, and the calculator I used doesn't take into account taxes and other incidental costs. I told the idiot this, and even sent him the link to the calculator I used, pre-filled with locations. No reply of course. I'm sure the company in question will cry about not being able to find someone for what's essentially $12.50 an hour here in my location for a position where you're going to need at least 10+ years of experience in the field. Even at the rate they're offering, it's not equal to the skills and duties they listed. (He replied moments after I wrote this with the same boilerplate garbage. )

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[–] [deleted] • 10 pts

It's an Indian recruiter. He is using his conversation with you to justify bringing in more indians on work visas.

[–] • 3 pts

You are absolutely correct.

I'm in the middle of a conversation with a former co-worker. She's with another tech company that does HV electronics, they've been working crazy amounts of overtime and it's burning people out. She says that they're trying to bring people in. but they keep getting crap submissions.

She knows it, and I know it, the Indians that are soliciting for these positions (because that's all recruiters hire these days, even the on-shore ones) are being ignored and all they're getting is the desperate junk. I get that particular position she's talking about sent to me all the time, the pay rate is all over the place, and the term is anywhere from 3 months to "Long term."