hibearmate t1_j0z8jf8 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Reply to comment by Youvebeeneloned in Tech layoffs surpass Great Recession levels, set to get worse in early 2023 by EagleEyes_009

also, these articles typically define 'tech worker' as anyone who works at a "tech company"

not necessarily workers in a technical field

so if tech companies are laying of HR and marketing people, those are 'tech layoffs'

EasternAssistance185 t1_j0zyj26 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:46 PM

That’s what I hate about all of this. Tech worker !== SWE with experience… you start looking at those numbers and it’s not even news worthy most of the time. Companies are trimming useless positions that aren’t necessarily required like recruiters.

louiegumba t1_j10zilx wrote on December 20, 2022 at 9:44 PM

I’ve always been in operations and engineering .. even during the dotcom days I never once saw a competent coder or sysadmin stay unemployed for more than two weeks

Saw shitloads of marketing guys and especially recruiters grouped in that category and they got laid off and changed jobs or took unemployment

This is the same. Strong skilled workers are always needed and can innovate.

I agree with you

Edit - you also can’t count dipshit CEO’s laying off people when the ceo doesn’t know what they are doing like musk.

mikasjoman t1_j1165wu wrote on December 20, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Shit. During dotcom here in Sweden it was ridiculously hard to get a job as a junior SWD. It was so hard I was out of the game for ten years and I have a friend who just got out of uni with a SWD degree and he never got in to the trade. He runs a hot dog stand today.