Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary

[NYC Rebel]

Crazy how we get measured on AI usage now. If you are NOT using AI to do practically everything you are deemed inefficient. Our VP said on an all hands call that compensation will be tied to AI usage too. If you are “below the bar” (they love saying that shyt) you will not be eligible for comp increases or new RSUs

I’m in goddamn presales lol. Why do they care if we use AI

 

[null]

I’m in goddamn presales lol. Why do they care if we use AI

cos you'll do that presales feet-on-desk-chillin-doing-nothin with even more efficiency than before





use one of the LLMs to make some pretty presentations or something.

they'll love that.

 

[null]

ed zitron quietly flipping to the economics only argument.



open AI news from yesterday is bothering some



oracle seen as being beholden to open AI's profitability

 

[JT-Money]

 

[null]

republicans are suggesting a lot of stuff.

200K is high.

unis will probably be allowed to pay less.

academic research is not paying that.

 

[JT-Money]

republicans are suggesting a lot of stuff.

200K is high.

unis will probably be allowed to pay less.

academic research is not paying that.

It's probably posturing for the midterms, but I'll take it.

 

[papa pimp]

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-splurge-is-costing-big-tech-its-workforce-34a88e68

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2025/10/30/mercor-youngest-self-made-billionaires/

i know so many continental africans scamming/working via outlier, handshake, etc



usage usage usage

 

[Sonny Bonds]

Today, my manager announced that he’s leaving the company on Thursday. It seems like he and the COO disagree on the direction of things. The announcement was vague, so I don’t know much. And I just don’t understand what happened.

The IT engineer on the team is now the team manager and they aren’t hiring a new person. Dude is going keep doing his current job while taking on manager duties.

 

[papa pimp]

this is definitely where its heading

some techies, who have ingenuity and aren’t screaming at the clouds about the ai bubble or ai overselling/flaws, will pivot from w2 to sole proprietors (w/ agents) and eat for a while