Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
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Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#2Big news headlines seem to be positioned in a way to scare people away from tech jobs right now, but the hard reality is that every organization relies tech people, not just those few big tech companies in Silicon Valley that over-hired during the pandemic.
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#3This articles reads more like a student recruitment brochure than an actual article
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#4Big news headlines seem to be positioned in a way to scare people away from tech jobs right now, but the hard reality is that every organization relies tech people, not just those few big tech companies in Silicon Valley that over-hired during the pandemic.
Plus, I would argue that any argument trying to scare people away from tech jobs based on the current economic circumstances is worthless if it does not suggest a more promising alternative.
Will an individual who has the appropriate qualifications and experience find that tech jobs are harder to find, less stable, and less well compensated than they were 5 years ago? Yes, absolutely!
But will that same individual find that tech jobs are harder to find, less stable, and less well compensated than jobs in another industry right now? If so, which industry?
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#5This articles reads more like a student recruitment brochure than an actual article
It seems like promo for some Call Center (IT Tech Support) boot camp.
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#6I am convinced that the mass layoffs are occurring because forward-thinking executives can see that AI agents are coming to replace employees faster than most people expect. By doing layoffs early they can cut staff before public opinion shifts to questioning AI as the motive, as opposed to "the economy".
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#7I am convinced that the mass layoffs are occurring because forward-thinking executives can see that AI agents are coming to replace employees faster than most people expect. By doing layoffs early they can cut staff before public opinion shifts to questioning AI as the motive, as opposed to "the economy".
That’s a level of confidence, preparation and forward thinking that would be uncharacteristic. The reality is that everyone else is cutting staff so it’s become expected. And because it’s expected and happening throughout the industry it’s a lot easier to do a layoff or two now than it was a year ago
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#8I am convinced that the mass layoffs are occurring because forward-thinking executives can see that AI agents are coming to replace employees faster than most people expect. By doing layoffs early they can cut staff before public opinion shifts to questioning AI as the motive, as opposed to "the economy".
Why are you convinced of this?
From what I can see, GPT-4 is incredibly useful but you have to be very careful to lead it in the correct direction otherwise it produces bad outputs. I say this as somebody that probably uses it every 10 minutes. Do you think that it will stop making errors of judgment and be able to behave as an agent soon?
I've not encountered anything yet that gives me faith in that, other than hype about it increasing in ability exponentially which seems unlikely.
Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
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Re: Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley
#10I am convinced that the mass layoffs are occurring because forward-thinking executives can see that AI agents are coming to replace employees faster than most people expect. By doing layoffs early they can cut staff before public opinion shifts to questioning AI as the motive, as opposed to "the economy".
> because forward-thinking executives can see
If that is what they are "seeing" then based on their collective track record it is almost certain to not happen.