Russian brain drain

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Tech workers fleeing Russia

Between 50,000 and 70,000 tech workers have left the country since late February, Sergei Plugotarenko, the head of the Russian Association of Electronic Communication, told a parliamentary hearing on March 22 dedicated to helping the IT industry weather the economic crisis triggered by the war and sanctions.

He warned that a "second wave" of as many as 100,000 IT specialists could leave next month.

According to a report published in September 2020 by the Moscow-based Association of Computer and Information Technology Companies (ACITC), Russia had about 1.8 million IT workers, such as programmers and cybersecurity specialists.

[PAnderson]

Well, I wouldn't hire any of these people. How do you vet any of them given the reputation Russia has for spying and hacking? Sure, send them all over the world and see what happens.

[Shazam/TPP]

Well, I wouldn't hire any of these people. How do you vet any of them given the reputation Russia has for spying and hacking? Sure, send them all over the world and see what happens.

^^^ exactly my thoughts