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Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
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Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#122I haven't been laid off, but a good chunk of my team was. Anecdotally, I'm hearing lots of stories of companies laying people off and then there are new openings very similar to the position that was let go, but with lower salaries or where one person would be expected to do the work of 2-5 previously laid off folks. In particular, a person I know from EA Games saw half their department let go, and then replacements…
It’s weird how that happens. I bet a lot of people would choose a pay cut over being let go entirely.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#123I'm not a huge Trump fan, but his energy policies would be good for the economy.
The US is the world leader on environmental policy. If we kill the US economy the environment will pay in the long run.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#124I'm not a huge Trump fan, but his energy policies would be good for the economy. The US is the world leader on environmental policy. If we kill the US economy the environment will pay in the long run.
How is this related to the topic?
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#125Got fired in April. Basically lost my mind after private equity turned our company into a sweatshop. Told my manager I didn’t want to work on a project anymore (albeit in a colorful fashion) after they pressured me to work while I was sick with COVID. They claimed I was refusing to work despite me actively working on it.
Got a job at a startup a few months later. Hate working here, but I’d like to own a house in the coming years. Can’t wait to leave.
FWIW I originally rejected their offer, for the reasons I now wish to leave.
I need a break :(
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#126I'm not a huge Trump fan, but his energy policies would be good for the economy. The US is the world leader on environmental policy. If we kill the US economy the environment will pay in the long run.
How is this related to the topic?
There is a lot of discussion of recession and the difficulty people are experiencing finding jobs. Expensive energy policies, like what we're getting right now, has a multiplier effect on economic drag, which impacts hiring.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's C#, F# and the .NET ecosystem. Haven't gotten this many downvotes in a long time.
Well, those haters are just stupid. That ecosystem is probably better to work in now than it ever has been and both of those languages are have a great developer experience. LINQ is powerful technology. Don't let anyone snub their noses at you. If the only options for professional engagement were the languages popular with the HN commentariat (Python, Golang, Rust), I'd probably slit my wrists. I've worked with loads…
He didn't get the downvotes because of the technologies though.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sure, already got plenty of downvotes, it's C#, F# and the .NET ecosystem.
Off-topic but I'm curious: Where do you find .NET jobs? I don't see many on linkedin...
I work for a large consulting company that does work all around the world. From what I've seen, the midwest appears to have a pretty heavy use of .NET and other Microsoft technologies. Very large banking and insurance companies moving their .NET code bases to Azure. As you move further to the coasts, AWS takes over more as the cloud provider of choice for most enterprises and you see a lot more Java. Right now I'm looking for .NET + Azure architects in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's C#, F# and the .NET ecosystem. Haven't gotten this many downvotes in a long time.
Well, those haters are just stupid. That ecosystem is probably better to work in now than it ever has been and both of those languages are have a great developer experience. LINQ is powerful technology. Don't let anyone snub their noses at you. If the only options for professional engagement were the languages popular with the HN commentariat (Python, Golang, Rust), I'd probably slit my wrists. I've worked with loads…
I downvoted it because the tone of the response was rather annoying, more fitting to some popular subreddit than HN.
Re: Ask HN: Has the tech recession affected you?
#130Was laid off from Big Tech after working nights, travelling around the world for the company and giving everything I could to keep my job.
The job market seemed dead, also I was competing with around 500+ people that were laid off as well with me... luckily(!!!) I've found a new job after only 2 weeks.
The compensation is lower, but it's fine. Europe compensation for developers sucks in comparison to North America :-(
My new job is in a small company, but really nice. Cool people, laid-back and interesting. I really like it.