i do not believe that this is true. in fact, from personal experience, i think it’s about the money. with most jobs in the computer field paying 1/3 what they did 5-10 years ago it’s easy for the employer to say the worker does not have the credentials ... especially when they can outsource the position.
another fact ... the primo pharama company i just left is replacing all their US consultants with overseas consultants. and they are paying the offshore company the same rate/consultant that they were paying for US consultants.
Don’t have to pay the offshore outfit Obamacare money. Obamacare makes it MORE attractive to offshore, not less.
Same with the advertising business. All the jobs out there are paying half of what it was just a few years ago.
We can’t outsource, though — it’s too specialized. But because our unemployment rate is somewhere north of 30%, there are people who’ll take the cut.
It’s still more than an unemployment check.