[Ellendra]

I know the company I work for is hiring, but I think part of that might be due to cost-cutting measures by the companies we contract with. It’s sometimes cheaper to contract out certain jobs than to keep them in-house.

( http://www.alpineaccess.com if anybody’s interested)

[Mariner]

I am in a tech service business. We have so many customers we're beating them away with a stick.

Businesses are shedding their IT employees and hiring it out to us.

We're hiring lightly...but way below customer demand. Engineers are regularly logging 50hrs/week.

Companies don't want employees anymore. They cost too much.

Blame Obama.