‘Silicon Docks’ firms lose status: Workers turn away from tech and towards the public sector

Workers turning away from tech employers according to survey

The ESB has overtaken Google as an employer of choice for Irish engineering professionals. Photo Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Jon Ihle

Tech giants including Facebook and Google are losing their status as Ireland’s employers of choice as more people eye jobs in the public sector, with indigenous firms or at companies like Pfizer whose profile was boosted during the pandemic.

The Most Attractive Employers Index is based on a survey by Universum of more than 11,000 working professionals across business, IT, health, engineering, natural sciences and law.