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Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by beckingz »

whateveracct wrote: post #22

Yeah I'm feeling uneasy. Even if all the feedback at work is okay. And the company is in the black on top of that. There's a general frantic nature to management lately. Every project starts behind schedule which in turn means there's constant needling to go faster. Lots of "we think this should have gotten done faster" from managers who don't have enough information to even have that opinion. They clearly have press…

The short term planning horizon of many leaders appears to be trending towards zero.

Which means they're no longer leaders, even if they retain their position.

Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by ifyoubuildit »

kortilla wrote: post #56
ifyoubuildit wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you can build 4 months (or even just 3) of runway on 1 month of salary, it doesn't take long to get a really good buffer in place.

This wasn’t about the ability to build a buffer, it was about what can be done on a single months salary. Anyway, it takes longer than you think, especially if you had to relocate to take the new job. Once you take into account paying off that type of stuff, paying car insurance, car payment, funding your 401k, etc, you’ll be lucky if you can buffer one month for each month.

1:1 is still pretty great imo, and really difficult for a lot of people. That's probably about the average rate I put together my savings, and the result is that I get to look at layoffs as a potential paid sabbatical.

Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by mountainriver »

than3 wrote: post #6

Be prepared for a long haul, some of us without degrees are still looking a year later, despite having a decade of experience doing the role. About the only offers I've gotten are a systems architect role starting at 50k, where they then come back on the second interview and say its 30k since I'm not qualified since I don't have a degree. Take it or leave it. I have a decade of direct experience doing this work and h…

It’s funny how degrees become such an issue in this environment, normally experience is fine as a substitute, but things change quick

Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by than3 »

ramesh31 wrote: post #48
than3 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, but I can't justify taking a position like that. It was US based, and was not a one-off tactic unfortunately. As others have said it was effectively minimum wage, and the job search started last Mar 2022 (biotech let a lot of people go around that time). I would rather flip burgers than provide my hard-earned and considerable expertise for glass beads. Its such a waste that exploitation is the norm, and if you d…

> This kind of thing is fairly common for those without a degree, and in my opinion it is truly a despicable type of employment discrimination. The paper ceiling is real, and I'm starting to feel it as well. Past a certain point, it really doesn't matter how "good" you are at what you do, all that matters is pedigree. Constantly having to prove yourself at all times is exhausting. And you can forget about ever even b…

> Making it in this industry as a self taught dev used to be a source of pride.

I can't agree more, teaching yourself these things you come to intuitive insights and understandings that aren't taught, and most likely can't be taught in any good way. Experience that shows you can perform and do the role should trump all else.

Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by red-iron-pine »

kortilla wrote: post #29
than3 wrote: post #6

Be prepared for a long haul, some of us without degrees are still looking a year later, despite having a decade of experience doing the role. About the only offers I've gotten are a systems architect role starting at 50k, where they then come back on the second interview and say its 30k since I'm not qualified since I don't have a degree. Take it or leave it. I have a decade of direct experience doing this work and h…

What country? 30k is minimum wage now in California…

80k is poverty line in SF

Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else feel like they're just waiting for the axe to fall?

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Post by ofchnofc »

roarcher wrote: post #25
ofchnofc wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, one step would be some self-honesty about living within means. Throw out some numbers, let's talk about the specifics that no one here really wants to engage in. Someone with this perspective, please, help me understand - Give me a base salary, a rent, and a monthly expense that doesn't let you save up 6months of runway after 2+ years of employment.

You seem to have created this account 4 hours ago with the sole purpose of lecturing HNers about how their problems aren't real and the solution is for them to be more like you, a generally superior human being. I wonder, why would an ubermensch feel the need to spend their day doing this?

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