While at the same time they beg Congress to expand the cap on H1B's...
You need to understand, Facebook,Google and co have hard time hiring engineers in US ... the ones they have to pay fairly ...
Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
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Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#32The article is written by an accelerator that is seeking the laid off to do business with them: http://1m1m.sramanamitra.com It is a PR piece not journalism.
You're being generous calling it PR. It's pretty much just an advertisement. To be fair, that's pretty clear upfront. My main problem is that they don't provide any references for all these layoff numbers. That would have been nice. Of course, they didn't do that probably because the numbers are BS.
> You're being generous calling it PR. It's pretty much just an advertisement.
Isn't PR just a subset of advertisement?
Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#33While at the same time they beg Congress to expand the cap on H1B's...
Pretty sure these numbers are international, not limited to the US? Though I'm sure there is a sizeable percentage in the US.
Also doesn't really mention what sorts of roles are getting cut, just that they're skewing towards older employees. My guess is that there will be a lot of non-technical people under the knife here.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
>>All of my developer friends that told me I was stupid Did they really? That's very surprising. In my experience, developers tend to be very understanding and supportive of other developers who leave stable jobs to start their own company. >>While I've had continued stability. I'd say you're in the minority. Startups are much riskier, and "stability" would be one of the last words people would use to define them. Ev…
"developers tend to be very understanding and supportive of other developers who leave stable jobs to start their own company." Have you ever started a business? Most people are not supportive, including developers. You might even lose friends over it. You are going against the norm and most people can't relate and find it strange. The only people that are supportive are those that have a business mindset. "I'd say y…
>>Have you ever started a business?
Yes I have.
>>Most people are not supportive, including developers. You might even lose friends over it. You are going against the norm and most people can't relate and find it strange.
Software is one of the few industries where leaving a stable job and striking out on your own is an acceptable and relatable career path. The reasons are two-fold: low cost of entry and the many inspirational and well-publicized stories about famous software startups. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook... any developer who has been in the industry for more than a few years will be familiar with how those companies got founded.
All of my friends were supportive when I started my own business. Not everyone approved, but they all understood. If you've lost friends when you started yours... maybe you should pick better friends next time.
Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#35This is why I started my own company. All of my developer friends that told me I was stupid 5 years ago are now on their 5th or more job (and are scared about the next round of layoffs). While I've had continued stability. I would rather not get pushed out of my own industry for being too old or demanding too much pay. I think I would be pretty depressed if a snot-nosed kid out of college was managing me. As a side e…
don't you need a viable idea to start your own company? maybe they didn't.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
A colleague at a previous firm took his severance pay, and opened a coffee shop, right in the tech area. He does very well now, even worried about their jobs, everyone still seems to buy expensive coffee!
>>He does very well now Does he really? That's very surprising. In a previous life, coffee shops used to be a big part of my client-base[1]. Out of all the coffee shop owners I knew, I didn't know a single one who wasn't worried about putting food on the table. It's a very cut-throat business with lots of competition, and even if you're located in an expensive area, the margins tend to be razor-thin. [1]I learned an…
razor-thin margins on water strained through coffee grounds?
or just razor-thin margins on the stale muffins and biscotti?
Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#37I just narrowly avoided getting booted out of IBM Watson just because a new manager 6 layers above me wants everyone to move and I can't. This was announced as co-locating, not a layoff, but it had about the same effect for many of my co-workers. I only got a temporary exception because my managers and teammates fought so hard to keep me, and I'm still looking at this same situation in a few months. I'm personally no…
Is that even legal to fire someone if they don't agree to move? If that wasn't part of some hiring agreement I would imagine you would likely have some legal recourse there. Wow that's crappy.
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#38So lets put this in perspective - Inc.com is reposting what someone named "Sramana Mitra" wrote on her Linkedin post quoting someone named Dawn Kawamoto who reported in Business Week about something she heard from "one Wall Street analyst."
Brilliant. Garbage all the way down.
Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#39So lets put this in perspective - Inc.com is reposting what someone named "Sramana Mitra" wrote on her Linkedin post quoting someone named Dawn Kawamoto who reported in Business Week about something she heard from "one Wall Street analyst." Brilliant. Garbage all the way down.
My god, its worse than I thought...
Re: Tech Layoffs for 2016 Projected to Be Deep
#40This is why I started my own company. All of my developer friends that told me I was stupid 5 years ago are now on their 5th or more job (and are scared about the next round of layoffs). While I've had continued stability. I would rather not get pushed out of my own industry for being too old or demanding too much pay. I think I would be pretty depressed if a snot-nosed kid out of college was managing me. As a side e…
As someone who aspires to start their own company. What kind of company did you start? I'm not sure if I should run with an idea or start consulting.