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> The current crop of hires aren't really contributing anything fundamental, just jumping from one high paying gig to the next

Who is responsible for this? Hiring companies play a major role. I knew a guy, who started as a tape boy at Bell labs, eventually becoming a system administrator, later a programer working at AT&T labs. He didn't even have an undergrad education. This was possible for him, because of the kind of place Bell Labs was.

Today, companies don't want to train people, don't want to take a chance on candidates. Sure, since companies pay $350K per annum, they just want rock stars.