Tech Industry job layoffs looking scary

[JT-Money]

Late 2010s was the flood of Coding Bootcamps, "just learn to code", and the bullshyt Start ups over inflated that really did nothing, and all these Ima Start up founder/VC influencer hustle. As you said it was a perfect store and those of us in the trenches saw through all of it, you also factor in (I hate to say it) the DEI spam where a bunch Diversity roles that didnt really do anything (Black people did not see insane Gaines, it was literally White women hitting licks behind the avatar of some black woman chief diversity officer or whatever the fukk that means). Many of the black folks who got to enter Big Tech were put in HR/Recruiter/Marketing roles aka the shyt that doesn't impact the bottom line.

You then factor in the Kingdom building which is common in corporate America when money is free Middle managers and VPs looking to break into exec rolls had the budget to make bullshyt teams that didnt really do anything that boosted up their annual performance reviews and once they got their promos these new bullshyt teams were exposed to cuts since the person responsible for their charter was no longer their to defend the business justification or the shyt just flopped and was fat.

So yeah shyt was a perfect storm. The issue during this time was sitting too long in comfort where you dont have stories of impact to tell once you get in the market. In the past all things considered outside of the Elite Resumes where you getting poached, for someone good at what they do it took maybe 3 months to find a job (applications to offer). But now if you find something in under 6 months you are blessed (getting interviews is one thing I`m talking offers).

The tech golden age during the Pandemic will never be duplicated. Sign-on bonuses, 30-40% pay increases, stock options, and working two jobs remotely. For those who took advantage the money being handed out was life changing.

Switching jobs meant big raises just a few years ago—here’s what the pay bump looks like now​

Switching jobs meant big raises just a few years ago—here’s what the pay bump looks like now

Pay increases for workers who switch jobs are now roughly a third of what they were at the peak of the pandemic hiring boom, a new study shows.

www.cnbc.com

“There was a huge hiring boom in 2021 to 2022 during our pandemic recovery which pushed salaries up quite a bit, even for lateral moves, as employers competed aggressively for talent,” says Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting leader at software company Zapier.

U.S. Tech Salaries Averaged Above Six Figures in 2021​

U.S. Tech Salaries Averaged Above Six Figures in 2021

A widespread need for technology professionals drove their average salary to a record high of $104,566 in 2021, with Web developers seeing the biggest increase in pay. Yet nearly half of U.S. tech workers feel they are underpaid.

www.shrm.org

Highest-Growth Positions
In addition to Web developers, the tech occupations that saw the fastest-growing salaries last year included database administrators (up 12.4 percent to $111,362), technical support engineers (up 12.4 percent to $77,169) and data analysts (up 11.5 percent to $84,779). The need to enhance cloud applications and store, clean and analyze data all drove increased salaries, Dice reported.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Look at this shyt.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[null]

Nah. It's happening no matter what. Once developers get use to the work flow it's a wrap. They will spend more time auditing code more than anything. People are depending too much on what AI is writing and skipping basic development fundamentals.

any references for this?

They are more worried about speed. But once the dust settles,

throughput not speed. as any dev would know.

What use to be a 10 person team that shrunk to 3 or 4, will never go back to 10 again.

why not?

 

[null]

The windows version of my app should be finished by July. Then I just have to find a way to get a security audit. If I some how end up getting one..... I will need a tech cofounder 70/30 split.

what do you need a tech co-founder for?

go to the bank / venture.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

any references for this?



throughput not speed. as any dev would know.



why not?

but do devs or non devs make most of the decisions for companies? the fact that a lot of companies are wanting to shrink payroll by introducing AI would lead one to believe their priority is cost and speed. Throughput I assume would be mandatory not optional so it wasn't included in my logic.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

what do you need a tech co-founder for?

go to the bank / venture.

I guess legitimacy? I've used AI to write 80% of the code so far. And I don't have a cyber security background. My app is b2b so I need someone who can articulate more than anything But the tech stack i'm using isn't widely used. (Go/Wails/Svelte). And i'm using an alpha version of Wails.
I thought about applying to VC's but I'm going to end up looking for angel investors.

 

[Apollo Creed]

What's worse that makes it a run away train is currently, there are 10's of thousands of people building AI driven apps are think of ways to design AI driven apps that will eventually eliminate more jobs. And companies like Y Combinator are encouraging it. The AI models will continue to be refined, then you will have AI driven code auditors. Then there will be AI PM tools. At the rate things are going, the entire process from planning to development to launch will all be automated and run by a small team.

Yeah this will be the "we brought jobs back to America". The end goal we will have Techno Fuedalism with these Companies service as damn near governments and a small # of people will work for these companies and their jobs will pretty much be [Business Unity/Product Line] Manager doing the job themselves with a tool kit of Agents doing all the grunt work, they more so just focus on strategy. This will kill the offshore game and these other countries who had middle classes created from being cheap labor will be kinda screwed.

You could say with the declining birth rates this could "be good", but the issue is we have an ass of people living longer who will burden the system. So idk if that becomes the UBI opportunity but these old folks are going to be drowning in debt too unless some great reset event really does happen and everyone starts on a "clean slate".

I hate I even sound like a conspiracy weirdo but these Big Tech leaders are literal weirdos.

 

[Apollo Creed]

The tech golden age during the Pandemic will never be duplicated. Sign-on bonuses, 30-40% pay increases, stock options, and working two jobs remotely. For those who took advantage the money being handed out was life changing.

Switching jobs meant big raises just a few years ago—here’s what the pay bump looks like now​

Switching jobs meant big raises just a few years ago—here’s what the pay bump looks like now

Pay increases for workers who switch jobs are now roughly a third of what they were at the peak of the pandemic hiring boom, a new study shows.

www.cnbc.com

“There was a huge hiring boom in 2021 to 2022 during our pandemic recovery which pushed salaries up quite a bit, even for lateral moves, as employers competed aggressively for talent,” says Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting leader at software company Zapier.

U.S. Tech Salaries Averaged Above Six Figures in 2021​

U.S. Tech Salaries Averaged Above Six Figures in 2021

A widespread need for technology professionals drove their average salary to a record high of $104,566 in 2021, with Web developers seeing the biggest increase in pay. Yet nearly half of U.S. tech workers feel they are underpaid.

www.shrm.org

Highest-Growth Positions
In addition to Web developers, the tech occupations that saw the fastest-growing salaries last year included database administrators (up 12.4 percent to $111,362), technical support engineers (up 12.4 percent to $77,169) and data analysts (up 11.5 percent to $84,779). The need to enhance cloud applications and store, clean and analyze data all drove increased salaries, Dice reported.

thats the one thing I wish I did was do over employed even if it was a 1-2 year stint.

 

[null]

but do devs or non devs make most of the decisions for companies? the fact that a lot of companies are wanting to shrink payroll by introducing AI would lead one to believe their priority is cost and speed. Throughput I assume would be mandatory not optional so it wasn't included in my logic.

not speed. throughput.

ask your llm.

 

[null]

I guess legitimacy?

you said you will have a security audit? that covers that base no?

I've used AI to write 80% of the code so far. And I don't have a cyber security background. My app is b2b so I need someone who can articulate more than anything

can't your llm of choice help you with that too?

the marketing says they can.

But the tech stack i'm using isn't widely used. (Go/Wails/Svelte). And i'm using an alpha version of Wails.
I thought about applying to VC's but I'm going to end up looking for angel investors.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

you said you will have a security audit? that covers that base no?



can't your llm of choice help you with that too?

the marketing says they can.

I'm not trying to rely on AI for everything I wrote all of the css and about 20% of the svelte.
Truth be told, it gets shyt wrong all the time. Most people use it to build the same shyt. To do what I'm doing requires some form of acquired knowledge and attention to detail. Otherwise it will either not work of have a ton of flaws. I developed 4 prototypes and the 4th one took 8 months. I've literally had to learn about the industry as a whole and I'm still learning something new everyday. A seasoned dev as a co-founder would once again bring validity to the brand. I don't have a CS degree or background.

 

[JT-Money]

thats the one thing I wish I did was do over employed even if it was a 1-2 year stint.

I tried working two remote jobs it wasn't worth it. I still see people till this day getting busted doing it. You need some very niche jobs that don't require much interaction. Cause eventually you gonna slip up and get caught.

'I like not-working better': A millennial who once made $300,000 secretly juggling jobs tells us why he scaled back​

An 'overemployed' millennial made $300K secretly working two full-time jobs. Now, RTO and parenthood force a rethink.

A millennial software engineer who made $300k secretly working two jobs shares how he's navigated RTO — and still keeps a side hustle for extra income.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Serious]

IS THAT WEIRD ASS nikka STILL SPAMMING THE THREAD? JUST WORK AT A FAANG ENT ASS nikka

You’re not talking about @Rick Fox at UNC are you?

 

[null]

I'm not trying to rely on AI for everything I wrote all of the css and about 20% of the svelte.
Truth be told, it gets shyt wrong all the time. Most people use it to build the same shyt. To do what I'm doing requires some form of acquired knowledge and attention to detail. Otherwise it will either not work of have a ton of flaws. I developed 4 prototypes and the 4th one took 8 months. I've literally had to learn about the industry as a whole and I'm still learning something new everyday. A seasoned dev as a co-founder would once again bring validity to the brand. I don't have a CS degree or background.

maybe look at tech transfer into a (good) university which has ties to govt / those that need that sort of security.

 

[Apollo Creed]

I tried working two remote jobs it wasn't worth it. I still see people till this day getting busted doing it. You need some very niche jobs that don't require much interaction. Cause eventually you gonna slip up and get caught.

'I like not-working better': A millennial who once made $300,000 secretly juggling jobs tells us why he scaled back​

An 'overemployed' millennial made $300K secretly working two full-time jobs. Now, RTO and parenthood force a rethink.

A millennial software engineer who made $300k secretly working two jobs shares how he's navigated RTO — and still keeps a side hustle for extra income.

www.businessinsider.com

im in too many random ass meetings for to be able to pull it off. If I was a early career developer or some shyt where my only meeting is a daily standup and maybe 1:1s with manager then yeah lol