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Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by minkzilla »

unemphysbro wrote: post #89

Not laid off but I did just finish my PhD in computational biophysics and the three companies I was interviewing at paused/stopped interviews. I was frugal during my PhD but I decided it was best to move back in with my parents in San Jose (I was crashing on a buddy's couch in Champaign). My sisters lost their service sector jobs two-weeks ago. I've been applying non-stop so if anyone has any refs for data science po…

I’m graduating undergrad right now and I’ve been applying for jobs for months with not much success. Astonishingly, I’ve started getting more responses in the past couple of weeks.

I’ve definitely gotten some companies saying they are freezing hiring and I’m worried as time goes on all of them will do this.

Thankfully I have home and will be fine; it is frustrating however.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by unemphysbro »

conradfr wrote: post #76

Fired officially next week but to be honest it was ongoing before the lockdown;) On the bright side it seems the tech job market is not too much affected here in Paris but we'll see how it goes. Well at least I can now finish some freelance gig that was taking my free time, and it gives me more time to continue learning elixir, I even finally took the time to open-source and deploy a demo of a LiveView game I made in…

Haha, I enjoyed the game.

I'd suggest a 20-25 second long timer.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by lackbeard »

ithrow wrote: post #37
cammikebrown wrote: post #24

I’m a bartender. At least 75% of my friends have been laid off. Not just bartenders, but servers, bussers, most cooks, managers, and everyone I know who works in hotels as well.

Just curious, how does a bartender ends up staying reading HN?

I took a year off once and strongly considered trying to get a job as a bartender for fun because I enjoy making cocktails.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by demarq »

adriancooney wrote: post #33
dominotw wrote: post #4

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

Interesting. It's a private document so it's hard to pull any stats out. I did manage to get the top ten companies (back of the napkin hack so take it with a pinch of salt): amazon | 13 thumbtack | 10 student | 8 wework | 8 wayfair | 6 google | 6 uber | 5 cisco | 4 oracle | 4 adobe | 3 Surprised to see Amazon at the top. I thought they were the best poised against this. Again, it may not be signal of a wider problem…

I got picked up by an Amazon recruiter just before the outbreak. I was really tempted but I'm now glad I took the time to think about it.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by beckingz »

chrisjc wrote: post #7
flyinfungi wrote: post #3

17.5% salary cut. Gonna have to get a new security job :-/

25% here, plus taken on 2-3x workload (not related to the furlough situation). Edit... btw, 2-3x workload doesn't mean that i can actually complete 2-3x workload.

Executive: Everything is important! Executive: Why aren't you finishing everything?

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

jedberg wrote: post #117
seniordevconfuz wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a great advice. Yes I am in the US.I will start that application right now. I panic paid off my car insurance just in case things get worse. I'll shop for a cheaper phone plan. Gym memberships, online streaming and frivolous stuff will go. Capitalism for the win.

Before you cut everything , keep in mind that you're still a human being and have psychological needs. If that streaming service brings you hours of joy, it might be cheaper to keep it than the bills for your mental health treatment down the line. Don't just cut everything out of your life cold turkey. Keep something that brings you joy.

Having just basic internet and youtube can go a long way. So you can get creative during a crisis and learn to work with a bit less to get almost as much.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by rsanek »

adriancooney wrote: post #33
dominotw wrote: post #4

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

Interesting. It's a private document so it's hard to pull any stats out. I did manage to get the top ten companies (back of the napkin hack so take it with a pinch of salt): amazon | 13 thumbtack | 10 student | 8 wework | 8 wayfair | 6 google | 6 uber | 5 cisco | 4 oracle | 4 adobe | 3 Surprised to see Amazon at the top. I thought they were the best poised against this. Again, it may not be signal of a wider problem…

You can get to the raw data, even for private documents, by downloading as csv/xlsx.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by fred_is_fred »

jedberg wrote: post #117
seniordevconfuz wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a great advice. Yes I am in the US.I will start that application right now. I panic paid off my car insurance just in case things get worse. I'll shop for a cheaper phone plan. Gym memberships, online streaming and frivolous stuff will go. Capitalism for the win.

Before you cut everything , keep in mind that you're still a human being and have psychological needs. If that streaming service brings you hours of joy, it might be cheaper to keep it than the bills for your mental health treatment down the line. Don't just cut everything out of your life cold turkey. Keep something that brings you joy.

In many cities Comcast and other ISPs are offering free or reduced internet plans - might be worth looking into. And with the libraries closed your point is valid, you do need some outlets.

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

glippiglop wrote: post #118
cammikebrown wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a physics degree. It turns out a bachelor’s degree doesn’t help much, and I was too burnt out at the time to go to grad school. I took a few introductory programming classes and I’ve been trying to get back into it lately. Try talking to a bartender sometime, you may find out they’re not as dumb as rocks.

I met a programmer many years back who had previously been a physicist at CERN. I'd never have guessed but I think he picked up the programming bug there. If you think coding is your thing then go for it and all the best to you!

Not really surprising when you consider that the web was invented there (CERN).

Re: Ask HN: Who has been laid off?

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Post by codezero »

downerending wrote: post #13

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.

Being forced to run a remote team of 10 has really opened me up to hiring people remotely in the future, hopefully others will come around as well.
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