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Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by shuckles »

rabidrat wrote: post #161
syllableai wrote: post #116

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Senior full stack engineer, data scientist, Dev ops. All on-site in Sunnyvale CA or Seattle WA. AWS, Python, Postgres, machine learning and large data pipelines, real time natural language classifier running in production. See an example of our product at www.syllable.ai/covid19-coronavirus

on-site even right now? Isn't everyone in CA or WA supposed to be WFH and shelter-in-place?

Presumably they are hiring for jobs that will exist even after the quarantine is lifted.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by popup21 »

porkloin wrote: post #127

Just found yesterday out that I'm being laid off at the end of the month. Sadly, I wholeheartedly believe that the owners are using the coronavirus as an excuse to close their already-failing company. The company has been in slow-motion dissolution for the better part of a year, and now they're blaming the entire thing on the virus outbreak so that they have a narrative to tell that covers up some of the mismanagemen…

Have they confessed how they are specifically linking the hysteria with the shutdown of the company?

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by namc »

jakub_g wrote: post #177

No layoffs in Dailymotion. We're in fact having an opening for a junior/mid-level (~1-3 yrs exp) JavaScript developer role, for my team in south-east France. Due to the outbreak though, interviews will be via Zoom. Contact info in my HN profile.

Sent you an email

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Cyberdog »

throwaway150919 wrote: post #149

Does anyone have advice on what to do if you think your company will lay you off? For example, would it be best to get laid off, then immediately seek unemployment? Or, best to negotiate NOW for a severance package that includes healthcare in hopes of your boss thinking that is a better option for them? Or, resign for some reason?

If you think you're at risk for being laid off, attempting to renegotiate your contract is probably not a good idea. I also don't think resigning makes any sense.

I would say your best bet is to cut expenses and start saving up. Cut out unnecessary entertainment expenses, cook at home more often, trade in your car for a used beater if you have an outstanding car note, etc. Take it from me, it's more painful but more rewarding to do this sort of thing before it becomes absolutely necessary.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by codr7 »

dangoor wrote: post #143
cpr wrote: post #121

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Curious why you can't hire world-wide for remote workers.

A couple of things: one is that there is additional legal/compliance stuff to deal with for each additional country (EU might count as one, when it comes to that), but the bigger reason is that we wanted more overlap in working times. It's also less expensive when we do get together in person at headquarters in California (which has typically been 3-4 times a year).

As far as overlap goes, I strongly prefer working nights anyway. And you could get around a lot of legalities by hiring as a consultant and billing per hour, a friend of mine runs a company that I've occasionally worked through.

I honestly don't know why I even bothered to answer, but something about your post felt right and my intuition has served me well so far.

I'm afraid I don't have much backend stuff to show, as most of it is owned by respective customers. Privately I've mostly been designing my own scripting language embedded in Go [0] lately.

[0] https://github.com/codr7/gfoo

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Post by Peretus »

lynnetye wrote: post #181
Peretus wrote: post #37

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Wow, these are fantastic insights that almost exactly match the language that was used during the announcement at our company. They were planning on a raise in the next few months and this hit them pretty hard. I don't blame them for for the steps they've taken as, frankly, it's the only thing that makes financial sense. Thanks again for this comment, and I'll absolutely be subscribing to your newsletter.

No worries! I'm sorry to hear you were laid off, but am glad you aren't taking it personally and understand the reasoning behind what was certainly a difficult and painful decision. There's a lot of uncertainty right now –– for everyone –– but I think people who are resourceful, stay positive, and take initiative (like posting this on HN to generate discussion) are gonna be A-okay. Btw, I don't know your email, but f…

I've subscribed to your newsletter and will be staying in touch. Also, in case you'd like to get in touch directly, my email is my name (Casey McNeil) at the mail service that google offers.

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Post by rxhernandez »

jfim wrote: post #72
rxhernandez wrote: post #54

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If you don't mind me asking, how many more opportunities came from Linkedin? Last time I was looking, I was getting about 2 new interviews per week from sending my resume through Indeed and about 1 interview per month from Linkedin.

LinkedIn really depends on your resume/skills and geographical area. In the Bay area, I passively get at least two recruiter reach outs per week and when I was set to actively looking, it was more like several per day. Some of them are highly targeted. For example, I've had a company reach out recently based on previous distributed column store experience. Triplebyte is also pretty good, although it's heavily skewed…

Thank you for responding and providing as much information as you did. That's pretty impressive; if I have to start looking again, I'll have to focus more on the LinkedIn side of things than I previously did.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by caseyf7 »

Friday will be the day we find out how much boards are asking their companies to reduce burn. The first large wave of layoffs will probably happen this Friday and then it will be a nervous few weeks. Much more similar to 2001 than 2008.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Peretus »

worstestes wrote: post #170

I'm a fully remote software developer based out of Chicago, IL working on a mobile app built with Typescript/React Native/Redux/Firebase. Just found out our small startup is shuttering at the end of the week "until the markets stabilize". We're in the events and community management realm, and mainly work with co-working space communities. Been spending the last few days really wrapping things up with the project get…

I'm the OP and I had to re-read your comment a couple of times to make sure you were employed by my company. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to collaborate on anything. It looks like we both find ourselves with some free time ;)

My email address can be found in my profile.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by shoo »

DeathArrow wrote: post #4

I've lost my job as an Unity game programmer 2 months ago. I've found another one working as a C#/ASP.NET core developer for a big multinational wholesale chain. I work here since a month ago. Payment is 2x better and I find Web stuff being more interesting and rewarding than game programming. Also it's less stressful and it's better to do something mainstream than working in a niche. It means more opportunities. I'v…

Congrats on escaping to a context where your skills are valued & in demand!
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