Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff?

Post by red-iron-pine » Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 8:31 PM UTC

shagie wrote: post #561

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Then I'm not posting job openings at all, and I'm working my personal network extra hard to get a pipeline of actual candidates setup. And it's not just the ATS doing this -- oooodles of goobers who are nowhere near qualified are using AI and slamming the hiring pipelines. I'm already leaning on the personal networks because of that, anyway, but Parent Poster's idea just means I push for that explicitly instead of in…

> ... And it's not just the ATS doing this -- oooodles of goobers who are nowhere near qualified are using AI and slamming the hiring pipelines. I'm already leaning on the personal networks because of that, ... Patrick Boyle : AI and the Death of the Career Ladder (Nov 29, 2025) - https://youtu.be/FsfgbTBIP6M?si=KYd8fkX8lrigGVmT&t=610 > In the graduate job market, the "goods" are job applications. When employers are…

Post by cwbriscoe » Fri, Dec 12, 2025, 4:58 AM UTC

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Before Covid, I lived on about 25K a year since I had a paid off condo then. Now, I am renting and live on around 36K a year. I realize my situation doesn't work for everyone. Some people cannot fathom not buying a new phone and computer every year and a new car every 3 years. Also, now, I am fully working from home so that helps with saving on gas and not eating out as much. I make my coffee every morning instead of…

We aren’t talking about buying a new phone. We are talking about buying a place to live and food to eat. What is the average rent where you live for a one bedroom? What is the tech hiring seen like? Do you have kids?