• @markstos
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    35 months ago

    The countervailing trend in the tech industry is layoffs.

    • maegul (he/they)
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      15 months ago

      I’m not sure what you’re saying. The size of the labour force and the way salary “growth” relates to employer movement rate seem to me relatively independent dynamics. Moreover, I’d imagine increased layoffs positively correlate with the advantage that regularly moving employers can provide.

      Am I missing something?

      • @markstos
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        15 months ago

        Some of the companies that pay the most are the same ones doing the layoffs, like Google.

        Trading up for money could add extra risk exposure to layoffs.

        But if every job change is seen as a pay raise opportunity, I guess layoffs are speeding the process along for you.

        • maegul (he/they)
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          15 months ago

          AFAICT, lay-offs are pretty widespread. Sometimes the bigger employers just give the smaller ones “permission” first.

          • @markstos
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            25 months ago

            I haven’t heard of any smaller companies in my network doing layoffs, but I’m sure there are some out there.

            • maegul (he/they)
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              15 months ago

              Yea interesting. I have no numbers and I’m not really “plugged in” at all … but I’ve certainly heard of smaller places doing layoffs after Google etc. No idea how widespread that is though.