Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Executives: We’re doing more with less!

    grinding, screeching noises coming from the engine room

    Executives: Better profits! Lower costs!

    • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      6 months ago

      grinding, screeching noises coming from the engine room

      To be fair, those are the normal TARDIS sounds.

      On the other hand, Dr Who doesn’t have an engineering or SRE staff.

  • Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    “It’s a good time to unionize tech workers right now…”

    Best time to form a union was yesterday. Next best is today.

    • Zabok@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Just wanted to drop this update in here for anybody going through this now: I finally got a job offer, but it took over 1700 total applications, and 11 months! I hope you have had some luck in finding something since your original comment!

    • randon31415@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      If people randomly drew your name out of a hat, on average you would have to apply to “the average number of applicants for positions you are applying for” number of jobs to get hired. Keep at it, some jobs see thousands of applicants.

    • Zabok@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      700+ applications and multiple recruiting companies later and still only 3 interviews since May. With almost a decade of software development experience. It’s actually a little reassuring that I’m not alone here and it’s not just a problem with me. Best of luck in your search friend!

      • preludeofme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Ok whew I thought I was just doing something wrong. Glad to hear but also not glad to hear figuring what we’re having to go through

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I wouldn’t be too concerned. 300k is not really that many compared to the size of the industry. And there is a ton of aging software that is falling apart due to a lack of investment. Like the airlines. And all the utilities that keep getting hacked. And hospitals. With governments starting to hold companies responsible for getting hacked, there will be jobs to rebuild hold software a plenty.