Ask HN: Have you been laid off? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by simonebrunozzi » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:08 PM UTC

gridspy wrote: post #247

arcboii92 wrote: post #229

I resigned from my current role because the office culture is terrible, and I hate being around pretty much all the people outside of the IT team. I was offered 6 figures as a counter offer for the first time in my career, which I turned down. That was last week. New Zealand (where I'm from) hasn't shut down yet, but everything is so bleak, and I'm regretting turning down the offer. I start working from home tomorrow…

If they offered you a good counter offer, ask them if there is a similar offer still on the table. Their IT challenges are probably only just ramping up and they will need you as people shift remote. I'm also in NZ. SO happy that our GOVT takes this so seriously.

> SO happy that our GOVT takes this so seriously.

Can you elaborate? Don't know much of what's going on in NZ at the moment.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by Rebles » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:09 PM UTC

eloff wrote: post #250

Just signed a lease for a larger apt with twice the rent. Got laid off within the hour. The new landlord is not wanting to let me out of the lease. They already accepted the deposit and first months rent. Really bad timing.

Gosh, sorry to hear that, friend. I hope your situation stabilizes soon. Depending on where you live, a lot of municipals are suspending evicts, asking land lords to forgo collecting April rent, and considering giving citizens cold hard cash to help weather the COVID-19.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by abb1234etric » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:09 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by adam_fallon_ » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:12 PM UTC

Rebles wrote: post #44

At the beginning of the year, I decided it was time to find a new job after 10 years with my employer. I spent February doing interview prep and conducting interviews. Back then, the COVID-19 was mostly limited to China, markets and governments weren't terribly concerned about COVID-19. I accept a job offer, put in my two weeks notice, and my last day at was last Friday. Hardly anyone was seriously concerned about CO…

I left work due to burnout and wanted to try my hand at doing something creative - creating a new product.

Had some time set aside for travel before I started, but then this all happened.

Could not have picked a less convenient time to try and travel and make money off SaaS / AppStore.

I remain optimistic and am expecting to learn so much more than I would have in the more comfortable market we are now leaving behind.

To health and family first though.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by 0x5002 » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:12 PM UTC

benttoothpaste wrote: post #130

maerF0x0 wrote: post #11

Does anyone have advice from 2000/2008 about what happens to immigrants on visas? When the work dries up do we all just have to leave and go home?

If you are on H1 then once you lose your job you'll be immediately out of status. Now being out of status is not a very big deal, but it does mean you'll need to find a new employer willing to sponsor you as soon as possible. USCIS is generally forgiving if your out of status period is not too long (they might require you to leave and then re-enter the country to get back to status though). Also living out of status…

As far as I'm aware, that is only true for L1, not H1B, which has a 60 days grace period. I don't know how it affects folks with AOS to an I-485, though.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by sriram_sun » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:14 PM UTC

Consultant. Projects seem to be drying off (Same story for a couple of other friends as well).

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by inertiatic » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:15 PM UTC

Wow, my heart goes out to you people, in my mind the tech industry was safe but apparently I hadn't thought this through.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by 1st1 » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:16 PM UTC

Really sorry for everyone affected.

EdgeDB Inc (of which I'm the CEO) is hiring. We're well funded early stage startup with a mission to build the next generation database. We're looking for engineers with extensive knowledge of nodejs/typescript/react and cloud engineers with knowledge of rust/python/k8s/golang. Email me at yury [at] edgedb.com. See also https://edgedb.com/careers/

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by geggam » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:18 PM UTC

edouard-harris wrote: post #76

lynnetye wrote: post #25

I'm the founder of Key Values, which helps software engineers find teams that share their values. Not only do I live in the Bay Area and have many founder friends, but it is also my full-time job to connect tech startups that are hiring w/ devs looking for new roles, so I think I have a good view on this. I'm still gathering information on how coronavirus is impacting the job market, but what I know now is that many…

Chiming in here with a bit of data on the hiring side of things. I'm the cofounder of SharpestMinds, an ISA-powered mentorship marketplace for data scientists. For all the obvious reasons, we track the hiring rates for our grads very closely and have been keeping close tabs on the pandemic's effects on the tech job market. Our observations so far: 1. Hiring in tech has definitely not gone to zero, even for the junior…

>1. Hiring in tech has definitely not gone to zero, even for the junior-level roles we skew towards.

This always makes me curious. Why do companies look for junior levels instead of senior ?

It seems to me that with the choice you would want experience if it was an option.

Disclaimer : am employed not looking for work simply perspective

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by henryfjordan » Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 11:19 PM UTC

Redoubts wrote: post #52

No, but I picked a very bad time to quit my job and move from one hotspot to another.

I really feel this. My partner just got a great opportunity so we jumped on it but I had to leave my job. Now I'm worried it'll be a few months before this settles down enough for hiring depts to want me and by then who knows what the market will look like...