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2016-12-20 Economy

Johnson & Johnson to hire 75 at new RI office

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Interesting place for a software office - the last one I know of that was established in Providence didn't work out that well.

Posted by Raj 2016-12-20 01:10|| 2016-12-20 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 initial plans to employ 75 people

Yeah, that'll punch a hole in the unemployment stats.

Oh, there's now more people 'out of work' than are on the unemployed billet?
Wait, these wouldn't be new H1-b jobs would they?

Posted by Skidmark 2016-12-20 01:13|| 2016-12-20 01:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Admittedly, a small number. It becomes a bit more significant however, when it is your son or daughter landing a new position. Perhaps not Hallelujah Choir time, but significant nonetheless.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-12-20 02:37|| 2016-12-20 02:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Isn't a lot of small firms (one can hope) better than a large one?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-20 02:41|| 2016-12-20 02:41|| Front Page Top

#5 The one thing the "right time, right place" IT industry robber barons never like to discuss is how few people they employ versus other industries relative to the profits they make.

We have the worst robber baron class in U.S. history.

Posted by no mo uro 2016-12-20 05:16|| 2016-12-20 05:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, the old ones used to buy steel, lay rail, actually employ physical structure and materials. Today, they just buy their office equipment and computers 'Made in China'. So, yeah, not much of a blip to the economy besides the delivery trucks business. Besides, how many months before the H1Bs show up?

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-20 08:43|| 2016-12-20 08:43|| Front Page Top

#7 The one thing the "right time, right place" IT industry robber barons never like to discuss is how few people they employ versus other industries relative to the profits they make.

The other problem - by and large, software engineers (a lot of them) are the biggest bunch of slackers out there. The main reason I lasted 9 - 10 years was because I have a real work ethic.

Posted by Raj 2016-12-20 12:48|| 2016-12-20 12:48|| Front Page Top

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