The Layoff
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The Layoff
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#2Maybe 6 months ahead of it's time. Maybe.
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#3The first 1-2 paragraphs in, I thought: OK this is just a fictional account summarizing most people's layoff experiences.
The twist in the middle and end, ha, well done! Didn't see that coming :D Very funny and very well done.
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#4Maybe 6 months ahead of it's time. Maybe.
I would categorize this as science fiction. But I agree that this is very likely to happen.
Spoilers: This story is about a tech worker. I wonder how the same story would unfold when the company uses this technology to fire HR workers, because they don't need them any more.
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#5Not much worse than a real HR person.
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#6To quote GLaDOS from Portal, “That would be funny, if it weren’t so sad.”
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#7"It's not a layoff, it's a re-evaluation of our staffing goals for Q2 2025."
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#8Wow! What a great piece of topical creative writing. Absolutely love it!
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#9Super biased, strongly held first impression: drop the disclaimer, or move it to the side. I'm just an attention-deprived zoomer, but for me a big preface is not a good way to keep my interested. If I'm gonna be sucked into a whole thing, it's usually because I didn't realize it was a whole thing. Plus 'A dull thud hit James' wrist.' pretty immediately puts this in the realm of fiction imo!
After reading the whole thing (great stuff, sobering for an AI developer) I can somewhat confidently say that the disclaimer at the top isn't some meta-commentary lol
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#10> HypeScript
> Flack
nice. we need more of this satire.
although it's hard to out-satire reality right now.