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> Non tech CEOS talk about talent shortages. [...] The tech worker shortage is really hitting the bottom line for many non-tech companies who can't bring product to market, can't complete integrations or can't keep up with business demands

In my experience, there has never been a shortage. Some legacy businesses have wildly out of touch expectations and a cargo cult mentality regarding tech.

In the end, they typically end up with contractors because they simply can't operate the culture shift requires to have good engineering (or get pushed out of the market by real tech companies).

> and flyover states have government funded programs to repatriate tech workers

I assume by having California-style non-compete, top 5 universities and a world class VC ecosystem? Else what are they doing?

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> Some legacy businesses have wildly out of touch expectations and a cargo cult mentality regarding tech.

Labor stats don't agree. The reason technworker pay has soared is scarcity.