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Spain tech job market is facing a hiring freeze

by mariojv on 10/15/23, 6:46 PM with 76 comments

  • by angarg12 on 10/15/23, 9:07 PM

    When I finished my degree in Spain 15 years ago, programmers weren't a well paid or well regarded job. In fact I used to live paycheck to paycheck (making less than some of my friends in non-tech jobs), and programming was considered "for nerds".

    I think this didn't change much for the following decade, but COVID turned the tables. Suddenly Spanish programmers could take jobs for global companies for very competitive salaries. I've heard of people making 70-80k euros working from home, which is more than 2x the average national. Recently someone told me that when they offered a Spanish programmer a job for 100k USD, she started crying.

    So the "correction" that we are seeing seems more like a logical consequence of the contracting job market, plus the move away from remote work for many companies. It seems more like a correction than a crisis.

  • by rutierut on 10/15/23, 9:07 PM

    This is a poorly translated article with a sensationalist headline. The only real facts here reflect the general trend seen in the last year where the tech job market is slightly cooling off.

  • by wkat4242 on 10/17/23, 3:47 PM

    I'm kinda seeing the opposite. Recruiters are falling over themselves contacting me and this wasn't the case a year ago. I'm in cyber.

    It's a bit annoying because while I'm mildly interested in other opportunities, most don't even bother reading my profile and just dump their crap on me. I selected the remote only option but most jobs that are shared with me are office based or hybrid. I'm officially hybrid now but I rarely visit the office and I want to keep it that way. Offices have become horrible places now with the hotdesking.

  • by pylua on 10/15/23, 8:41 PM

    Countries really need to internalize their it needs and infrastructure. It is good for the local economy and is an investment in its people .

    I definitely tend to agree with the outsourcing piece. I would guess that probably has more impact than a recession.

  • by the_gipsy on 10/15/23, 9:55 PM

    This is a very, very bad translation from Spanish. Barely even readable.

    Also seems based on speculation.

  • by incrudible on 10/15/23, 9:53 PM

    This is a horribly made website, I feel wronged for being lured into visiting it.

  • by rco8786 on 10/15/23, 8:35 PM

    This site is unreadable with the pop up ads.