Like buying a house in 2006

(written by Lawrence Krubner, however indented passages are often quotes)

I’m finishing up my contract at Wine Spectator. It is a very nice place to work, but I am excited to be moving on. They are busy trying to hire new computer programmers. For hiring, New York is a tight scene right now. Sometimes programmers do not bother to show up for interviews. One of the managers at the place today made the remark “It’s like trying to buy a house in 2006. We interview a programmer and they’ve got 5 other final-round interviews with other companies this week.” All in all, kind of surprising considering how bad the economy is. But it is certainly good to be a programmer in New York right now.