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Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by runnerup »

snizovtsev wrote: post #61

I had to quit in September due to burn out. Given how many better engineers now on market I feel there are no space for me anymore. Now burning my saving money on rent and food and going to commit suicide few months later.

I was in the same spot and similar timeline. I just found something that will be compatible with my burnout and terrible employment record.

For the most part during that time, pushing forward didn’t seem worth the energy at all. I’m glad I did though — I’m at least rather curious now, about how the next year will go for me.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by monero-xmr »

bosch_mind wrote: post #89
monero-xmr wrote: post #11

As a CTO the number of unsolicited inbound emails from recruiters with fawning profiles of potential candidates is not like anything I have seen before. I think it’s a signal that very highly paid engineering leaders are not able to find jobs like they had before easily.

Think it’ll change at some point?

We are profitable but in hiring freeze as we wait to see what happens. We were going to IPO last year but decided to delay because the market sucks. Interest rates need to stabilize and the IPO market needs to thaw before sentiment changes.

People don’t get it because money was so cheap for so long, but the key word here is venture - this is extremely risky stuff. Adventurous. Uncertainty and low success rate is supposed to be standard.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by VirusNewbie »

mhalberstram wrote: post #9

Got laid off in October, worked on open-source projects, two of those ended up in the front-page, got contacted and signed an offer this month. I felt like shit and spent too much time getting baked, but it's over now.

Nice job. It can be brutal getting to where you want to be, enjoy what you accomplished, not everyone understands.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by VirusNewbie »

jurassic wrote: post #23

It's like night and day from a year ago. I've known some very high quality people who had to do 8 onsites to get one offer (and obviously a lot more applications, recruiter calls, and tech screens to get those opportunities). There are still jobs out there but companies know they can be very very picky right now and will reject you for the smallest reason.

I did that many and more pre tech winter.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by dev_0 »

ericmcer wrote: post #72
iaaan wrote: post #51

I was laid off about a month ago (senior software engineer). I remember the whole job search for my last position, back in June 2021, lasted all of about two weeks. This time, it feels like there's significantly fewer interesting positions open, and the ones I apply to aren't even leading to HR screening calls. I've probably applied to about 30 positions. The one place that did call me back gave me their take-home co…

Yeah I think it’s important to remember that we aren’t terrible failures, but the market has shifted completely. I’m entering my second month of looking really hard (30+ applications a month) and have only had a few interviews so far. For my last job I sent out a few lazy applications in early Jan 2021 and was debating which of 3 offers I wanted to take a few weeks later. I’m a better engineer than I have ever been,…

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Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by sharemywin »

Ralo wrote: post #41

I'm attempting to enter this field at possibly the worst time, with the worst qualifications. No YOE, no degree. I do have friends in the field that may be able to help but it's far from guaranteed. Only thing I have going for me is that I have many years of non-professional programming experience and multiple great open source projects but at this point, I think my only hope is accepting anything . Any pay, any loca…

look at government jobs and universities. maybe non-profits.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by kadoban »

KerrAvon wrote: post #84
vineyardmike wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So not that it really matters, and not that you have to consume drugs you don't want to, but its legal in a huge chunk of the US now (assuming you're in the US since you took DARE). It's very likely that you're withing driving distance of a legal store - where you can just buy it like any other product. Even more likely that you'll vacation somewhere its legal otherwise. Cannabis specifically is a very easy drug to t…

Counterpoint: be a little scared. Mild curiosity is not a good reason to try cannabis. (1) Some people are more sensitive than others to THC, and, worst case, you can end up hospitalized. (2) Smoking anything is bad for your lungs. If you really want to do it, try low grade edibles; do it in the presence of a friend so they can get you medical help if you need it. Only a small number of people will have a problem, bu…

> Some people are more sensitive than others to THC, and, worst case, you can end up hospitalized.

How? For an adult human, marijuana is one of the safest substances out there. Easily safer than alcohol. Don't drive or operate heavy machinery and you'll be fine.

What percentage of people end up in the hospital from it, and how?

I'm not sure I'd recommend edibles for a first-timer. The high lasts a fairly long time, so if you don't like the feeling it's kind of annoying. Having a friend is always a good idea though.

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by ryan-allen »

Ralo wrote: post #41

I'm attempting to enter this field at possibly the worst time, with the worst qualifications. No YOE, no degree. I do have friends in the field that may be able to help but it's far from guaranteed. Only thing I have going for me is that I have many years of non-professional programming experience and multiple great open source projects but at this point, I think my only hope is accepting anything . Any pay, any loca…

I got my first job at 19 after the dot com collapse, I was hired _because_ I had no work experience, no degree, and no expectations of salary (I was hired on minimum wage, though). They wanted a few people with no understanding of what it was like before the crash.

I hope you find something!

Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?

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Post by flippinburgers »

oarabbus_ wrote: post #56
71a54xd wrote: post #3

Nope, it's pretty bad. Out of maybe 40 applications I've had 2 interviews, made it to round two for one of them, no offer. LinkedIn positions get 150+ applications within hours. For the first time I got nearly zero response from HN Hiring as well. I think the issue is everything is skewing wildly towards senior roles, even non-senior roles are getting inundated with 200+ applicants that are over qualified. If you're…

>If you're like me and have 3yrs of (FAANG and growth stage startups) SWE and 1yr of product eng / TPM'ing you're basically fucked. I hope you find something soon, but let's be realistic here, claiming SWEs with FAANG experience on the resume are "fucked" is some real extreme hyperbole. If you could pass the engineering hiring bar at FAANG, surely you can do an approximation of how many people with 4 years of career…

Maybe in the sense that the firehose monthly paycheck cannot be found at another company so I have to agree with you that the parent's comment seems very distorted.

Parent, try imagining a career like mine: 16+ years of working for startups that paid in the $60K ~ $80K range. Now feel better about yourself.

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