Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 22, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 Tech employees free rides are coming to an end…. Unfortunate these people likely have no employable attributes and will likely end up on the street. https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-layoffs-january-2023-17731719.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toslow Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Here’s a list Amazon: 18,000 Alphabet/Google: 12,000 Meta: 11,000 Microsoft: 10,000 Salesforce: 8.000 Cisco: 4,100 Twitter: 3,700 Carvana: 1,500 DoorDash: 1,250 Salesforce: 1,000 Stripe: 1,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I wonder how much bloat is at these tech companies. Guess we'll find out, as the management turns, one might say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted January 22, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 Just have them work less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 22, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 29 minutes ago, Skidooski said: Just have them work less They are. They are working 0 hours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 22, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 53 minutes ago, Skidooski said: Just have them work less Beat me to it!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 22, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 23 minutes ago, BOHICA said: They are. They are working 0 hours Getting paid for 40!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 22, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Getting paid for 40!!! Close. I’m sure Cali unemployment is pretty good, Snap benefits, Obama care etc etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 There’s more tech jobs than available skilled workers. The bigger tech companies grew too fast and for the most part overhired. As a side note, I’m not sure why anyone would be happy about someone losing their job. That’s just fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: There’s more tech jobs than available skilled workers. The bigger tech companies grew too fast and for the most part overhired. As a side note, I’m not sure why anyone would be happy about someone losing their job. That’s just fucked up. I’d be happy with google , meta etc going bankrupt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 23, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, f7ben said: I’d be happy with google , meta etc going bankrupt Thats not happening anytime soon. Facebook is bringing in $1.5 million per employee. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, f7ben said: I’d be happy with google , meta etc going bankrupt Why? Something worse would simply take its place. Everyone knows where these workers are going. CIA, FBI, military, IRS, schools, universities, tech schools, civil engineering firms, air travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, ActionfigureJoe said: Why? Something worse would simply take its place. Everyone knows where these workers are going. CIA, FBI, military, IRS, schools, universities, tech schools, civil engineering firms, air travel. Idk , I hate them. I hate all the 3 letter agencies and wish them death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: Idk , I hate them. I hate all the 3 letter agencies and wish them death Those 87,000 new IRS workers will be easier to find now. The only reason government is hurting for tech workers is they pay like shit and still use a bunch of outdated programs and software. Private industry is always more lucrative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 16 hours ago, BOHICA said: Tech employees free rides are coming to an end…. Unfortunate these people likely have no employable attributes and will likely end up on the street. https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-layoffs-january-2023-17731719.php Most tech folks are decent troubleshooters. One of the most employable skills. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toslow Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Most tech folks are decent troubleshooters. One of the most employable skills. Neal Troubleshoot what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, toslow said: Troubleshoot what? Problems, issues, requests. Lots of coding jobs require that kind of thinking. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 23, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) ChatGPT and the likes might make many tech jobs including coders obsolete. My youngest son is about to graduate with a bs in CIT degree and is pretty concerned. He's much more on the know about it than me. Edited January 23, 2023 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, Highmark said: ChatGPT and the likes might make many tech jobs including coders obsolete. My youngest son is about to graduate with a bs in CIT degree and is pretty concerned. He's much more on the know about it than me. I see ChatGPT as a great tool for people to use, but one still has to know and understand how to interact with it. From what I have seen the response is very verbose, and parsing out parts from a complex request could be a bit time consuming? Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 23, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, NaturallyAspirated said: I see ChatGPT as a great tool for people to use, but one still has to know and understand how to interact with it. From what I have seen the response is very verbose, and parsing out parts from a complex request could be a bit time consuming? Neal He showed me some stuff regarding his field and it was impressive. No doubt currently that knowledgeable input helps but I'm sure it will only get better. His feeling was that eventually it would make few capable of doing the jobs of many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Just now, Highmark said: He showed me some stuff regarding his field and it was impressive. No doubt currently that knowledgeable input helps but I'm sure it will only get better. His feeling was that eventually it would make few capable of doing the jobs of many. It’s fantastically sophisticated and code centric. And it will certainly get better. Throw it in a Boston Dynamics robot and we will have Terminator in a couple weeks! Neal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toslow Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 4 hours ago, NaturallyAspirated said: Most tech folks are decent troubleshooters. One of the most employable skills. Neal Didn’t i just read articles saying around 40,000 being laid off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Those 87,000 new IRS workers will be easier to find now. The only reason government is hurting for tech workers is they pay like shit and still use a bunch of outdated programs and software. Private industry is always more lucrative. Genius! The snooping skills some of them have will be incredibly valuable to the IRS. Stupid people post everything from the poop they just took, to the weekend at the cottage online these days. Ex facetwat and google employees should be able to do a cursory lifestyle audit on anyone they think isn't being totally honest with Uncle Sam. They can either get a hundred k on the dole or work for the IRS for similar and make sure everyone pays their taxes. Winner winner chicken dinner!! Edited January 23, 2023 by Voodoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 51 minutes ago, toslow said: Didn’t i just read articles saying around 40,000 being laid off From large, mega companies that over hired during the pandemic. They also got some spectacular separation packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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