[neil_s]

FTA: "In the United States alone, there are currently 150,000 open IT support jobs"

This program was literally started so Google could provide tech support to its employees. A highly technical group with access to a leading public cloud. None of that does away with the need to provide IT support.

[gaius]

That is a ludicrously high number. Are there entire companies, entire offices, staring out of the window waiting for someone to do some IT? Or are they managing and sure an IT guy/gal would be nice to have, but no big deal to do without?

[geodel]

I think number looks okay in terms of posting. One thing people wrongly assume that companies putting these openings do actually want to fill them all or even any significant number.