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Kremlin Complains Young IT Pros “Prefer Comfort”, Reject Shipyard Jobs Over Pay
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A senior Kremlin aide said Russia’s shipbuilding industry remains dependent on foreign software and is struggling to attract young specialists who “prefer” higher-paid jobs with “more comfortable” working conditions, according to The Moscow Times on January 23.
Nikolai Patrushev the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin’s presidential aide and chairman of Russia’s Maritime Board, told during a meeting at St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University that the sector’s “digital transformation” is proceeding slowly and faces “systemic problems,” with dependence on foreign software still the “main problem.”
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He said the industry has an acute shortage of qualified IT specialists and that shipbuilding is seen as physically demanding with relatively low wages, adding that young IT professionals “prefer to work in commercial companies or startups.”
Patrushev also said employers complain about graduates’ lack of practical skills and that only about 10–15% of engineering students get production internships, leaving most young hires unable to begin work immediately with modern equipment and software.
In August 2022, the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, told the government it was impossible and unnecessary to replace all imports but said Russia needed “technological sovereignty” in critical ship equipment, processes, and technologies.
Earlier, it was reported that the Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant failed to pay workers for weeks amid frozen defense funding and sanctions, leading to production downtime and partial shutdowns.
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