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post 1668251843 09-21-2022, 05:01 PM
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Tech hiring freeze happened earlier this year. It didn’t help that during this timeframe people were on TikTok lieing about how much money they make.
post 1668251933 09-21-2022, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted By LYCLifter⏩
Must be the industry the company you work for is in. In our IT department we have dozens of openings and cannot find people to fill them (hybrid 2 days work from home, 3 in office). Your mileage may vary I guess.
Jsut because you have openings doesn’t mean you are hiring. Meta has thousands of openings right now but it’s publically known they have hired anyone in 2022 just cut people. It’s stupidity like this poster why everyone will be so unprepared for tech crash
post 1668251983 09-21-2022, 05:05 PM
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this is all because of the overreaction to a virus.


enjoy vaxcels and covidcels
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post 1668252113 09-21-2022, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted By Mountaineer92⏩
this is all because of the overreaction to a virus.


enjoy vaxcels and covidcels
Nah it was always coming.

We end to fire a tech provider a year ago third is when I first noticed this. We were paying 7k a month for some worthless software
post 1668252433 09-21-2022, 05:18 PM
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hmm
post 1668252813 09-21-2022, 05:28 PM
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'tech' is such a cringe vague meme career. What does it even mean? You can work MS Office programs? So can a 12 year old with a weeks practice. And you think that gives you staying power. Jfl should've done a medical related degree like me
post 1668252953 09-21-2022, 05:32 PM
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I'm on one of the most premier "tech" programs on the planet. Don't know those feels. Sorry bud, best of luck to ya.


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post 1668253113 09-21-2022, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted By PShift5⏩
Python, Java,C++, SQL
If you aren’t blowing smoke you have a very in demand skill set, you’ll land on your feet. This could even be a blessing in disguise.

SQL/AWS/dbt/Python/Tableau data scientist checking in, keep your head up bro.
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post 1668253193 09-21-2022, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted By PShift5⏩
Worked hard for my degree for 6 years, get laid off after 3 months. Almost had my 10k goal saved up. Sucks man. They can’t find associate level guys any projects. The whole company structure is ****ed not hearing back from other jobs fml
I absolutely hate recommending anyone join the US military, but think about this:

Go guard or reserve in whatever IT MOS they have. You'll have to go through basic, but after that's it's whatever IT training, then back home. If you do get called up, you won't be getting your ass blown up in some foreign dumpster fire. You're IT

What you will get is a security clearance, and that's something Prajeet will never, ever have.

Acquire money in the civ market.
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post 1668253293 09-21-2022, 05:42 PM
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We're all feeling it OP, I was only offered an 18% raise this year. It's tough out here.
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post 1668253313 09-21-2022, 05:43 PM
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Better off working in the IT department for a non-tech company tbh
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post 1668253443 09-21-2022, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted By Hussar1⏩
I absolutely hate recommending anyone join the US military, but think about this:

Go guard or reserve in whatever IT MOS they have. You'll have to go through basic, but after that's it's whatever IT training, then back home. If you do get called up, you won't be getting your ass blown up in some foreign dumpster fire. You're IT

What you will get is a security clearance, and that's something Prajeet will never, ever have.

Acquire money in the civ market.
Security clearance only gets you jobs with or contracted to govt, which is fukking awful. Can be good money, but awful. No thanks Geoffrey.
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post 1668253513 09-21-2022, 05:47 PM
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Is this your first job?

My wife just got let go from one of her jobs which is for a giant tech company. There's a guy I follow on youtube that's been predicting this for like a year now. I'm crossing my fingers they don't let me go. I work for a giant company, but as a consultant, which sucks.
post 1668253663 09-21-2022, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted By shmobin⏩
Tell that to the OP. He's the one that said "he wasn't given any projects".
That's how we speak, you're given projects, after you all but bid for them.
Originally Posted By PShift5⏩
Yep was on the bench for too long. Thank you will do
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I work for the state government doing IT. Can confirm, it's slow paced and chill. They will never fire you unless you sexually harass someone or say something inappropriate. 8 years in but I'm looking to go up to federal now.
You have balls of fuking steel to post this lmao
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post 1668254933 09-21-2022, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted By RIKTER⏩
Im sure you'll find something:

Bloomberg: White-Collar Visa Workers Take 2/3 of New Tech Jobs Each Year

That industry is becoming the drywall sector for American workers.
Yeah it's ridiculous they allow this, but most of the workforce here supports it, even though it's to their own detriment. Trump wanted to do away with this, but for god knows what reason most tech workers hated him.
post 1668256733 09-21-2022, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted By PShift5⏩
Not me, I am considering shoveling bison **** at the local farm if they let me I’m not a man of pride
let me know how it compares to horse chit.
i'm in tech also.
I think i'm safe but you never know.
post 1668257113 09-21-2022, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Better off working in the IT department for a non-tech company tbh
that's what i do.
it's wonderful.
post 1668261543 09-21-2022, 08:22 PM
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sounds like you had some bad luck there my friend, not gonna lie, I'd be pissed if I lost my job like that.
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post 1668261733 09-21-2022, 08:26 PM
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How old are you OP? Guessing you're in the early days of your career.

Are you going to be prepared financially for a while? I think if I got suddenly laid off, if you include my severance package I'd probably survive like 6 months if I don't change my lifestyle much, without having to dig into my retirement or sell something.
post 1668263033 09-21-2022, 08:51 PM
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Keep your head up!
post 1668263373 09-21-2022, 08:55 PM
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if you got laid off within 3 months, sounds like you failed the 3 month trial period that most companies have.
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post 1668263793 09-21-2022, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted By N0stradamus⏩
I've actually worked for start-up tech companies in the past.

I can tell you with absolute certainty that most of these start up tech companies will not survive the next 3 years. They're just too disorganized, too undisciplined, and too obssessed with appearing trendy (an expensive mistake).


Everyone in these types of companies is a narcissistic schmuck that thinks he's the next Steve Jobs, no one puts in any real work, and there's zero accountability.


When I worked there I recall they hired a bunch of new tech guys, some marketting people, and some VPs... and then they laid them off in like 4 months.... It was completely absurd....
Plus there will be no VCs to be found to give them their next round of funding. Not for a while at least.
post 1668263983 09-21-2022, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted By PShift5⏩
Python, Java,C++, SQL
Places are hiring in NYC.
post 1668263993 09-21-2022, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted By ShakeBrah⏩
Security clearance only gets you jobs with or contracted to govt, which is fukking awful. Can be good money, but awful. No thanks Geoffrey.
Our IT department is full of cat ear headband wearing chicks, and star wars neckbeard nerds. And they kick ass.

All with security clearances, and all making way more money than you ever will.

But you do you being unemployed.
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post 1668264283 09-21-2022, 09:16 PM
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become a famous rapper op. GOod money srs
post 1668264693 09-21-2022, 09:27 PM
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Stay relevant, OP. If it's not the salary you're hoping for, take the job anyways and keep looking. Also, learn new certs or upgrade your current knowledge.

Keep grinding. The first decade in a career will make or break you.
post 1668295663 09-22-2022, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted By GeezersPalace⏩
Jsut because you have openings doesn’t mean you are hiring. Meta has thousands of openings right now but it’s publically known they have hired anyone in 2022 just cut people. It’s stupidity like this poster why everyone will be so unprepared for tech crash
Christ...I am the friggin hiring Manager. Yes we hiring you dumb F**K. We actually manufacture stuff, not just a tech company.
post 1668298573 09-22-2022, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted By Hussar1⏩
I absolutely hate recommending anyone join the US military, but think about this:

Go guard or reserve in whatever IT MOS they have. You'll have to go through basic, but after that's it's whatever IT training, then back home. If you do get called up, you won't be getting your ass blown up in some foreign dumpster fire. You're IT

What you will get is a security clearance, and that's something Prajeet will never, ever have.

Acquire money in the civ market.
If I don’t land something by end of November I may do this srs
post 1668298653 09-22-2022, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted By coast2coastam⏩
Is this your first job?

My wife just got let go from one of her jobs which is for a giant tech company. There's a guy I follow on youtube that's been predicting this for like a year now. I'm crossing my fingers they don't let me go. I work for a giant company, but as a consultant, which sucks.
Yep first job
post 1668298763 09-22-2022, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted By Visel⏩
How old are you OP? Guessing you're in the early days of your career.

Are you going to be prepared financially for a while? I think if I got suddenly laid off, if you include my severance package I'd probably survive like 6 months if I don't change my lifestyle much, without having to dig into my retirement or sell something.
I don’t get any severance at this company, luckily I am ok in my dads basement for the meantime

I am 26
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