Ask HN: Who has been laid off? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by blackflame7000 » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:03 PM UTC

buildawesome wrote: post #2

Do you think the 'Who wants to be hired' post accomplishes this or are you looking for companies who are laying off workers? linked below! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22749306

Think of it like tinder but for misery

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by partiallypro » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:04 PM UTC

I have not been laid off myself, but I have a a friend that has been laid off, and an acquaintance that has taken a 10% pay cut. Separately I know 3-4 other people that have lost their jobs that are a degree apart, far more than in 08.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by downerending » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:05 PM UTC

OT, but I've been getting a lot more feelers for (remote) jobs over the last two weeks. I'm not switching, but I hope that that translates into more work for those who need it.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by novask » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:06 PM UTC

I left voluntarily before I had something else lined up. We weren't really doing anything we were hired to do (pentesting), so I wanted something else. I got really restless and it's why I'll stay away from government contracting positions in the future unless desperately needed.

4 months ago this wasn't a completely bad idea as tech was known as a seller's market and taking time off to learn new things was normal.

It's obviously not realistic for the next year or so at least.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by petercooper » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

Not me, but since it's been linked here a bunch and is related to the tech industry, everyone at The Outline was laid off today and is being discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22769301

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by Scuds » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:11 PM UTC

I know of an MSP that laid off all their non-critical-infrastructure field staff, and even the (now remote, THANK GOD) helpdesk staff had a paycut.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by dirtydroog » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:13 PM UTC

dominotw wrote: post #4

I found this forwarded layoff referral list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HvI7axSIXsQRQH0IJ2GG... not sure what the source is.

What the actual f?

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by treyfitty » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:14 PM UTC

dominotw wrote: post #4

I found this forwarded layoff referral list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HvI7axSIXsQRQH0IJ2GG... not sure what the source is.

Most of the names are Indian... is it safe to assume contractors are the ones being laid off first at the moment?

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by graphicsRat » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:17 PM UTC

Made redundant last week. Company scrapped the project I was working on in order to cut costs. Industry FinTech

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by hathym » Fri, Apr 03, 2020, 5:17 PM UTC

alberth wrote: post #9

My heart goes out to all who've lost their job (and those who's health has been impacted by COVID-19). In case you want to get perspective of the huge US impact of unemployment, see this automated visualization. https://t.co/G5k24nxJRS

Curve flattened.. Vertically.