So I Got Laid Off A Few Months Ago And I Just Got A New Job, Here's What I Learned.

[Dzali OG]

I repeat: it's time for a nationwide boycott and strike lasting at least 2 weeks to a month. Covering all jobs and industries. These jobs are out of control.

 

[Ohene]

OP has horrible advice. Do not tailor your resume to each job, that is a tremendous waste of time.

Why did so many people dap the post?

Connections aren’t worth anything without qualifications. And truth be told people not sticking their necks out with a recommendation and potentially messing up their own position if the person that’s brought on, screws up.

I think it’s the bolded

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

I repeat: it's time for a nationwide boycott and strike lasting at least 2 weeks to a month. Covering all jobs and industries. These jobs are out of control.

Nah man this is the worst time to do this.
When the writer’s guild went on strike producers realized that they could cut so many costs with reality tv because there’s no script, just an idea.

So to do that during the AI boom is a no no

 

[Primetime21]

Connections aren’t worth anything without qualifications. And truth be told people not sticking their necks out with a recommendation and potentially messing up their own position if the person that’s brought on, screws up.

This isn't necessarily true, particularly in corporate America. I see it all the time, people with no relevant industry experience getting nice gigs off the strength of their friend or friend of a friend.

 

[AceAge]

This isn't necessarily true, particularly in corporate America. I see it all the time, people with no relevant industry experience getting nice gigs off the strength of their friend or friend of a friend.

I doubt you see it “all the time”, but I’m sure you see it on occasion. By and large, people that get well paying jobs, especially in a technical field, have education and experience in their field. No one in corporate America is getting a six figure engineering or analyst position without experience, just because their friend got them an interview. There are people who get a foot in the door in some soft skills positions off of word of mouth, or because they have a certain look, but to say it happens all the time is overselling it.

 

[Primetime21]

I doubt you see it “all the time”, but I’m sure you see it on occasion. By and large, people that get well paying jobs, especially in a technical field, have education and experience in their field. No one in corporate America is getting a six figure engineering or analyst position without experience, just because their friend got them an interview. There are people who get a foot in the door in some soft skills positions off of word of mouth, or because they have a certain look, but to say it happens all the time is overselling it.

Let me phrase it another way in my own words from my own experience: its not rare to see people with no relevant experience walk into good jobs in corporate America off the strength of who they know.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Let me phrase it another way in my own words from my own experience: its not rare to see people with no relevant experience walk into good jobs in corporate America off the strength of who they know.

Correct!
And imo seeing it all the time is not a far fetched statement.
Of course it wouldn’t apply to a surgeon but still

 

[Chrishaune]

CDL gang always hiring

 

[Dzali OG]

Nah man this is the worst time to do this.
When the writer’s guild went on strike producers realized that they could cut so many costs with reality tv because there’s no script, just an idea.

So to do that during the AI boom is a no no

Noted. But I'd say this is something we should plan at least 1 or 2 years out. Get the word out nationwide. Across all industries except maybe the military and other areas of vital national security.

We have to do something to remind employers how important employees and contractors are. They have shifted the paradigm to where employees are basically slaves.

 

[Mazino]

Delete

 

[semicko82]

I feel for all the people that fell for the "WORKING IN TECH IS THE FUTURE" Wave.... soon as I saw that shyt trending I had a bad feeling about it...

My girl was into it and SHE struggling with jobs...


But I'm in healthcare...Job market GRAVY for me...

The Fck is A.I gonna replace at my job?



Until they can get Robots to tend to patients I ain't got shyt to worry about

Fell for it hook line and sinker

 

[semicko82]

i just landed a job and ill be making 33% less than my old gig

took me ten months but at least its in a similar field

Congratulations

 

[NinoBrown]

Just happened to me all of last month.

I'm talking about being offered a job, checking my email for an actual letter and then zero contact on all platforms.

Different markets, too. I guess this ghosting is just a thing to do at the moment

It's always been that way in tech sadly ..

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

It's always been that way in tech sadly ..

No it hasnt

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Where do you cats work at where ChatGPT is a required “skill”




Were you talking to a recruiter?