Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary

[Serious]

Are we talking about people just sitting around doing nothing, or that their projects will simply stop existing? Or is the idea that AI will fully replace them? Because in my opinion, AI is nowhere near ready to replace entire teams. At most, you might be able to reduce a team by one or two people, but that just shifts the workload onto the remaining engineers.


I say this from experience, I manage several automated projects at work. When something breaks, I can’t just rely on AI to fix it. It still takes time and expertise to troubleshoot and resolve the issues.

 

[JT-Money]

Are we talking about people just sitting around doing nothing, or that their projects will simply stop existing? Or is the idea that AI will fully replace them? Because in my opinion, AI is nowhere near ready to replace entire teams. At most, you might be able to reduce a team by one or two people, but that just shifts the workload onto the remaining engineers.


I say this from experience, I manage several automated projects at work. When something breaks, I can’t just rely on AI to fix it. It still takes time and expertise to troubleshoot and resolve the issues.

Half these jobs are being moved to India. And to free up money for AI Infrastructure projects. The AI excuse by Corporations is a convenient smoke screen. I work for a multinational and they've been increasing IT headcount overseas like gangbusters for years. My last 3 companies did the same.

 

[MikelArteta]

Half these jobs are being moved to India. And to free up money for AI Infrastructure projects. The AI excuse by Corporations is a convenient smoke screen. I work for a multinational and they've been increasing IT headcount overseas like gangbusters for years. My last 3 companies did the same.

Yup India, Phillipines etc. where a dude will work for 8 a hour instead of the 45 you'd pay someone in the west

In the future when the oligarchs are getting their heads chopped off they will understand it then

 

[MikelArteta]

The only thing being loyal does is a nice severance if you're let go

 

[papa pimp]

Are we talking about people just sitting around doing nothing, or that their projects will simply stop existing? Or is the idea that AI will fully replace them? Because in my opinion, AI is nowhere near ready to replace entire teams. At most, you might be able to reduce a team by one or two people, but that just shifts the workload onto the remaining engineers.


I say this from experience, I manage several automated projects at work. When something breaks, I can’t just rely on AI to fix it. It still takes time and expertise to troubleshoot and resolve the issues.

The idea is to near/offshore then fill in the skills/customer service gap with AI

 

[JT-Money]

Yup India, Phillipines etc. where a dude will work for 8 a hour instead of the 45 you'd pay someone in the west

In the future when the oligarchs are getting their heads chopped off they will understand it then

You can hire 10 Indians overseas for the price of 1 American tech worker. They aren't any good but their cheap. We used to hire college students for entry level roles but not anymore.

 

[Bleed The Freak]

You don't owe nobody SHYT

Your employer is not your friend

 

[JT-Money]

Ran into this twice already this year on interviews. That's why you bring up your salary requirements asap. So you don't waste each other's time.

What if Your Salary Is Too High for Today’s Job Market?​

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-market-overpaid-salary-9eeabbaa

https://archive.is/27BSc

 

[Serious]

Half these jobs are being moved to India. And to free up money for AI Infrastructure projects. The AI excuse by Corporations is a convenient smoke screen. I work for a multinational and they've been increasing IT headcount overseas like gangbusters for years. My last 3 companies did the same.

Yep I understand as much, because from I’ve gauged, in the corporate world a lot of companies are nowhere near the data maturation cycle to be running Machines learning algorithms let alone AI……

Fundamental a lot of AI is cap, because every month I still receive questionable data…..

Garbage in garbage out

 

[TRUEST]

Can everyone who reads this describe what they think AI is? Without googling it? I’ll give mine as well after a few have responded mainly because I don’t want to influence the answers.

 

[Serious]

Can everyone who reads this describe what they think AI is? Without googling it? I’ll give mine as well after a few have responded mainly because I don’t want to influence the answers.

Catch all phrase for automating tasks. Under the hood is the same logic, I use to automate systems. Sorry can’t be more descriptive, working out and posting on the go, before work

 

[Serious]

1 in 3 Companies That Rolled Back DEI Initiatives Are Reinstating Them - ResumeTemplates.com

A ResumeTemplates.com survey found that political pressure was the top reason companies cut DEI.

www.resumetemplates.com

 

[TRUEST]

AI is essentially a concentrated mastery of historical data, and the precise mapping of questions to answers.

Yes. It is automation on steroids.

But here’s where the problem lies.

AI to the powers that be, is a virtual entity that should be able to decide for itself, the appropriate approach to deal with day to day tasks.

At root of this answer is a simple IF statement:

If conditions match criteria one, then do this, only if the match is 100% or x%. This is evident in the AI apps like Alexa. Or Siri. Where they had a database of voices from different countries and regions. To nail down the many different ways a human can say a word or sentence.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

I work for the railroad. It's a great low six figure gig (120-140k after the first year*) but the railroads have been trying to make it a one man crew for a minute. Bear in mind it was four of five man crews 40 years ago. There's no escape anywhere. The time to stop this was decades ago but all the white collar workers laughed and pointed at those lazy union workers "getting what they deserve."

Capitalism has no pet worker. And that's what you all are at the end of the day, workers. And we're all replaceable. I hate some of you had to find out this way. Good luck.

*Be prepared to work so much you won't really be able to enjoy any of that.

 

[Blessings]