Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary

[Apollo Creed]

I’m sure everyone here has read this by now:

Wasn't the big outage last yr in October/Nov related to some AI Slop gone bad?

 

[Apollo Creed]

Everyone will be slanging courses or a social media influencer once all the jobs are gone.


But this guy is correct about job hopping especially in Security.

I didnt watch past the intro but how is anyone Job Hopping now? lol Best we can hope for at this rate is pay off your debt buy land/ a crib in one of these Near Shore countries and go get ya job back

 

[null]

modern flaky software with in production betas, regular online updates, self-service customer support and other nonsense prepped the masses for the even dodgier proposition of AI software that

1. doesn't work (aka lies and makes stuff up)
2. is not mature (you need to finish aka train it)
3. is not full documented / understood
4. makes you (the customer) part of the development process to make it useful
5. promises more than it can deliver.



imagine selling traditional software like Word with a proposition like that

 

[Apollo Creed]

modern flaky software with in production betas, regular online updates, self-service customer support and other nonsense prepped the masses for the even dodgier proposition of AI software that

1. doesn't work (aka lies and makes stuff up)
2. is not mature (you need to finish aka train it)
3. is not full documented / understood
4. makes you (the customer) part of the development process to make it useful
5. promises more than it can deliver.



imagine selling traditional software like Word with a proposition like that

These companies and llm wrapper scammers can’t even figure out how to bill you uniformly or give guidance on how usage works so you can create governance.its just companies running wild and once companies enforce overages people will be fukked

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Potentially good news on the way:

what's the quality and pay of these jobs? if we cut 20% of $100k+ roles and gain back half that loss paying $75k, that's not a win

 

[DJSmooth]

Didn't somebody in here say that just because you get interviews doesn't mean you're getting hired? I get it, recruiters are still looking for candidates and you need to be prepared and ready when opportunity comes knocking but isn't the main premise of this thread that for most opportunity is not knocking as often at the moment? Seems the same for your friend

I'm not looking to prove you wrong. I'm literally asking you clarifying questions. You're looking to prove yourself right. Then resorting to ad hominems. I thought you were above logical fallacies? An inability to empathize with the experiences and viewpoints of others is not a strength.

Majority of interactions I've seen from you in threads is "I'm right.You're wrong if you dont share my point of view". And you have no idea who you are talking to when on this board. Yet you're so quick to call people losers or unserious etc. What well adjusted individual has the time and energy to commit to doing this?

That was me I already said he might be Autistic.

Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition affecting communication, behavior, and social interaction, characterized by a unique, broad spectrum of strengths and challenges.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

I give this generation credit for not giving a shyt about these Corporate jobs. They just need a real backup plan instead of goofing off.

60% of Companies Fire Gen Z Employees Within Months of Hiring​

60% of Companies Fire Gen Z Employees Within Months of Hiring - RELEVANT

Six in 10 employers say they’ve already fired some of the Gen Z grads they hired fresh out of college earlier this year, according to a recent

relevantmagazine.com

60% of Companies Fire Gen Z Employees Within Months of Hiring
by John Taylor
March 3, 2026

Six in 10 employers say they’ve already fired some of the Gen Z grads they hired fresh out of college earlier this year, according to a recent Intelligent.com survey.

Intelligent.com, a platform focused on young professionals and the future of work, surveyed nearly 1,000 U.S. leaders and found Gen Z’s shortcomings could shape how companies hire future graduates. One in six bosses said they’re hesitant to hire college grads again. One in seven said they may avoid hiring them altogether next year. Three-quarters of companies surveyed said some or all of their recent graduate hires were unsatisfactory in some way.

Employers’ top complaint was a lack of motivation or initiative, cited by 50% of leaders surveyed. Bosses also pointed to Gen Z being unprofessional, unorganized and having poor communication skills as top reasons for firing new hires. Leaders said they’ve struggled with practical issues as well, including being late to work and meetings often, not wearing office-appropriate clothing and using language appropriate for the workspace.

Aren’t they supposed to notice most of that shyt during interviews? Are the hiring managers and recruiters being held responsible for that lack of hiring skills.

 

[TRUEST]

I can tell that most of the folks touting this AI sh1t really don’t understand that behind the scene, it’s all a massive if/then logic. And the times where they said AI is hallucinating, it just means it encountered a scenario it hasn’t beeen programmed to expect.

At the root of it, i can tell these fucckas are really thinking it is some self thinking mechanism that just knows all things. I can’t imagine anyone successfully challenging this assertion. I hope someone on this forum does so we can talk it out.

 

[Serious]

what's the quality and pay of these jobs? if we cut 20% of $100k+ roles and gain back half that loss paying $75k, that's not a win

I think initially they'll try to low ball people, however I think there will be premium on talented individuals who were in tech prior to chatgpt(2023).

A current problem with hiring "developers" in 2026, is the fact that anyone can throw a job description into an LLM, then spit it back out verbatim, without any real experience.

However I believe there's a correction already taking place, in regards to people's network, as means to selective pull competent people.

I frequently have recruiters aggressively seek me in a variety of ways out on LinkedIn, even though I'm not active on it and my profile leaves a lot to be desired. However I work in a very niche part of tech, where if a recruiter wanted to find someone like me, it would be obvious where to poach talent from.

I can speak more on this but not openly.

 

[Serious]

I can tell that most of the folks touting this AI sh1t really don’t understand that behind the scene, it’s all a massive if/then logic. And the times where they said AI is hallucinating, it just means it encountered a scenario it hasn’t beeen programmed to expect.

At the root of it, i can tell these fucckas are really thinking it is some self thinking mechanism that just knows all things. I can’t imagine anyone successfully challenging this assertion. I hope someone on this forum does so we can talk it out.

I don't think @Rick Fox at UNC would agree with this

 

[Apollo Creed]

Aren’t they supposed to notice most of that shyt during interviews? Are the hiring managers and recruiters being held responsible for that lack of hiring skills.

these interviewers and processes are broken and horrible lol so it is no shock weird ass fukkers can game the process because they just as weird as the folks doing interviews. When I was doing interviews last yr only a handful of people actually seemed human

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I think initially they'll try to low ball people, however I think there will be premium on talented individuals who were in tech prior to chatgpt(2023).

A current problem with hiring "developers" in 2026, is the fact that anyone can throw a job description into an LLM, then spit it back out verbatim, without any real experience.

However I believe there's a correction already taking place, in regards to people's network, as means to selective pull competent people.

I've had recruiters aggressively seek me in a variety of way out on LinkedIn, even though I'm not active on it and my profile leaves a lot to be desired. However I work in a very niche part of tech, where recruiters can find someone like me, would know where to go.

I can speak more on this but not openly.

you can't fake your way thru coding interviews...and the under-qualified have already tried using AI only to be called out and blackballed from interviews

and there's currently a premium on experienced workers, the AI shift is a negative impact for early career candidates

 

[Apollo Creed]

I think initially they'll try to low ball people, however I think there will be premium on talented individuals who were in tech prior to chatgpt(2023).

A current problem with hiring "developers" in 2026, is the fact that anyone can throw a job description into an LLM, then spit it back out verbatim, without any real experience.

However I believe there's a correction already taking place, in regards to people's network, as means to selective pull competent people.

I frequently have recruiters aggressively seek me in a variety of ways out on LinkedIn, even though I'm not active on it and my profile leaves a lot to be desired. However I work in a very niche part of tech, where if a recruiter wanted to find someone like me, it would be obvious where to poach talent from.

I can speak more on this but not openly.

its like kids who went to school in the LLM age and covid they got robbed of their youth and prime learning years.

Factor in the over hired entry level folks who were new grads or bootcamp grads working on some bullshyt project that was never going to go anywhere, they worked for 2-4 years living it up but not really gaining anything they can take to another job or into a shark infested job market. then think about all the made up jobs during the DEI wave in tech all those "Chief Inclusion Officer" roles and shyt.

 

[Apollo Creed]

you can't fake your way thru coding interviews...and the under-qualified have already tried using AI only to be called out and blackballed from interviews

and there's currently a premium on experienced workers, the AI shift is a negative impact for early career candidates

anyone who was able to gain 6 or more years experience pre covid and dont look visibly close to retirement to avoid agism while still not easy may be able to compete as long as they were not coasting and have some experience to pull from and can think on their toes with these dumb ass interviews.

The new grad/early career or the old head almost at retirement who was coasting and got laid off are in the tougher spots.

 

[Regular Developer]

not quite ready for banks, control systems, self-driving and the like quite yet then

Banks? With their archaic legacy systems? lol, I'm seen 2 financial instutions with those green and black screened terminals. Friggin Mainframe bruh