Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary

[Bleed The Freak]

You’re conflating things. Big Tech is not Tech. The tech industry overall is alot closer to understaffed than over saturated . Hell Big Tech had to lower their standards a shyt ton to even get to the staffing levels they’re at today.

When I first wanted to break into tech, the job requirements were brutal as fukk. They literally used to say stuff like “don’t apply if you didn’t graduate from a top 10 computer science program in the country”. There’s still some of that in the more advanced/emerging sectors but now you can get into the biggest tech companies in the world with a HS diploma.

Their are alot of tech roles that will fade as the years go by and automation progresses but tech and its influence in our lives will only increase. There’s a reason that schools are including advanced tech topics in their curriculums now.

Exactly tech is

- laying fiberoptic lines
- electric batteries
- robots and assembly lines/drones
- space/NASA
- energy conversion

Folks gotta get the Jack Dorsey's outta their head with tech.

There was an article like 7 years ago that the jobs that need filling the most are like folks who read and gage the temperature and stability of nuclear facilities and shyt.

Those places ain't posting on Indeed, etc. They got a pipeline directly to community colleges or trade schools. They ain't going thru 10,000 unqualified resumes.

We were taught the wrong skills growing up.

 

[Data-Hawk]

You’re conflating things. Big Tech is not Tech.

This. I see this a lot while browsing Reddit and future developers/people wanting to get into Tech are worried they'll have to compete with FAANG developers due to the lay offs.

Most of the responses are from developers saying people from those companies are not looking to apply to the same job as *you* and most companies are not paying anywhere near what those companies are.

 

[JetFueledThoughts]

Add Plaid to the list

Plaid lays off 20% of staff

Plaid cited customers' 'slower-than-expected growth' as a factor behind its decision to lay off 260 employees.

techcrunch.com

 

[Atlrocafella]

And electrician. My cousin is one and EATS. Gets sent all across the country no matter what the economy. You can do side jobs, small business, homes, commercial, industrial or transition to automotive, rail or aerospace.

nicca eating on the low and have skills that will always be needed.

 

[At30wecashout]

This. I see this a lot while browsing Reddit and future developers/people wanting to get into Tech are worried they'll have to compete with FAANG developers due to the lay offs.

Most of the responses are from developers saying people from those companies are not looking to apply to the same job as *you* and most companies are not paying anywhere near what those companies are.

Facts. Hint for Chicago area folks: Two areas of tech, healthcare and universities, are hiring like mad. If you are looking at 200k "Day in the life" ass jobs where white people play ping pong and go to the bar nightly, that is the industry that is shrinking.

 

[HoldThisL]

Regular IT Support and Technician jobs still in demand

 

[StretfordRed]

Word is a major cyber security company is losing 25% of its staff this/next week.

This one will be huge as I got people working there and I’m sure they haven’t even heard, as we were told by accident.

 

[Gritsngravy]

Exactly tech is

- laying fiberoptic lines
- electric batteries
- robots and assembly lines/drones
- space/NASA
- energy conversion

Folks gotta get the Jack Dorsey's outta their head with tech.

There was an article like 7 years ago that the jobs that need filling the most are like folks who read and gage the temperature and stability of nuclear facilities and shyt.

Those places ain't posting on Indeed, etc. They got a pipeline directly to community colleges or trade schools. They ain't going thru 10,000 unqualified resumes.

We were taught the wrong skills growing up.

Real talk I’ve been trying to get a job in the renewables industry

 

[Bleed The Freak]

Laid off tech workers from Meta, Google and Twitter are being wooed by the federal government

 

[Atlrocafella]

Laid off tech workers from Meta, Google and Twitter are being wooed by the federal government

That’s good news to read. The Feds can greatly benefit with those tech brains.

 

[Dr. Acula]

Is any industry recession proof?

Defense or government work. The US will never stop buying weapons, even if we had a 90% homeless rate and until the far-right nazis topple our government, you have pretty good job security in government.

 

[CrimsonTider]

As bad as this sounds

Companies are responding to the artificial demand the pandemic brought on.

Did anyone think Pelaton was gonna keep selling $5k bikes when gyms opened back up? Or everyone was gonna Doordash and sit at home? Or houses was gonna sell at 100k more than asking?

There's literally 10-15 too many streaming services too. Hence why AMC is going t*ts up.

The supply chain backlog cleared so Amazon and them don't need all them extra folks either.

It's actually going back to the way it was supposed to be.

A lot these companies have tripled their staff from 2019 to 2022.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Defense or government work. The US will never stop buying weapons, even if we had a 90% homeless rate and until the far-right nazis topple our government, you have pretty good job security in government.

govt i suggest once you got experience and looking to coast to retirement vs early career cause the work is uninteresting (they usually reach out to big tech/ISVs/etc to handle the innovative shyt).

 

[Apollo Creed]

Laid off tech workers from Meta, Google and Twitter are being wooed by the federal government

wooed dont mean accepted though. That Private Big Tech money is just diff level compared to what the Govt offers.

 

[Bleed The Freak]

wooed dont mean accepted though. That Private Big Tech money is just diff level compared to what the Govt offers.

No argument.

But if you want stability, all holidays off and not worrying about budgets or stock price, and layoffs that's your winner.