"Qualified software engineers, managers, marketers and salespeople in Silicon Valley can rack up dozens of high-paying, high-upside job offers any time they want, while national unemployment and underemployment is sky high"
- Marc Andreessen
About this Quote
This quote by Marc Andreessen highlights the stark contrast between the task market in Silicon Valley and the rest of the nation. In Silicon Valley, extremely qualified software engineers, supervisors, marketers, and salesmen can easily find lots of high-paying, high-upside task offers. This remains in plain contrast to the rest of the nation, where unemployment and underemployment are at an all-time high. This quote acts as a suggestion of the unequal chances readily available to those living in various parts of the country. It also acts as a tip of the importance of investing in technology and innovation, as it can produce high-paying jobs and assist to minimize joblessness and underemployment.
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