Job Hunting

Cutlery

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Someone's job hunting, just not me.

Just had to fire my best employee because she decided to come into work drunk. I guess technically she quit because she refused to get tested.

Real mean drunk too, judging from the ride home.
 
fris

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The constant worry of being laid off appears to be the norm of the tech industry. Seems like since COVID, every day I think is today the day?
 
Haus

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fris said:
The constant worry of being laid off appears to be the norm of the tech industry. Seems like since COVID, every day I think is today the day?
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Well. Covid proved to a lot of employers that they could, in fact, have many of their jobs get done "from anywhere". Which now also means "done cheaper in Costa Rica or India".

Then you add in that all the big companies for the last year and a half have been pushing people into training AI models on how they do their jobs....

More than a few reasons to be concerned. The company always benefits from making you more replaceable. If you've read many of my posts on this topic you'll know I follow Amanda Goodall and she's like the harbinger of doom on this kind of topic. And she has shown the data that shows it's not that it SEEMS to be the new normal, it IS the new normal, and it's getting worse.

A sample of her stuff..
 
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tugofpeace

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tugofpeace said:
Just got laid off! They gave me a 2 week notice + 3 months of severance. I've passed the final interview on several jobs already so I can pocket this cash and move to a new role.

Essentially they pay me $45k to leave, and if I get the new job that I want, I'll get a $20k moving bonus.

So $65k just to switch companies, lmao

I'm very grateful because I hated this job, I had nothing to do for 3 years. Constant worry of layoff.
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Now I'm realizing I have to get a job quickly or whatever they paid me to leave is essentially being spent. Fuck
 
Mahes

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Haus said:
Well. Covid proved to a lot of employers that they could, in fact, have many of their jobs get done "from anywhere". Which now also means "done cheaper in Costa Rica or India".

Then you add in that all the big companies for the last year and a half have been pushing people into training AI models on how they do their jobs....

More than a few reasons to be concerned. The company always benefits from making you more replaceable. If you've read many of my posts on this topic you'll know I follow Amanda Goodall and she's like the harbinger of doom on this kind of topic. And she has shown the data that shows it's not that it SEEMS to be the new normal, it IS the new normal, and it's getting worse.

A sample of her stuff..
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Anybody else look at the responses and wonder how many were AI generated?
 
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