Who's next on the chopping block? They even say codecels aren't really competitive anymore.
Link to letter for those who don't want to sign up to Blind. https://www.tcifund.com/files/corporateengageement/alphabet/20th%20January%202023.pdf
I meant to post this in /h/slackernews.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
me watching tech grifters get laid off
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
When they cry on Twitter be sure to tell them to learn to mine
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
learn to plumb
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
If shit goes to heck i can teleco like no ones business
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
Learn to tiktok I mean nurse!
Theres literally still a massive staff shortage over here
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
Learn to code, OH WAIT
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Google probably has 10 paper pushers for every 1 coder tbf. I know who I'd cut first
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Can confirm. Last gov project I was one had one dedicated coder, 3 testers, a team lead, a tech lead and a project lead. Basically 3 middle managers.
Granted the project was in sustainment but holy shit I could probably have one person manage a bunch of them.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Codecels because they are nerds
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
True, but are the moneymakers for most software companies. Along with saleschads
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
coders need to l2electrician
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
Learn 2 prompt, Chat GPT has applications that scare the frick out of Google because they should, I broke Google Alerts on my website for fun, with Chat GPT.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Pls tell more
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
lol they own .4% of Google and it's ~20% of their holdings. They are hedgies.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Then I respect them even more for telling Google to shitcan more ppl
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
We should buy a share of Alphabet in the name of rDrama and send them a letter asking them to axe even more people.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
“Steve Akins Holdings.”
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
.4 % of google ain't a small number
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
It means that Google isn't going to really care what they are suggesting, especially with their stock rising over the last few days.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Im pretty sure the stock rising is because they're axing people. And if tbey axed more it would go higher simply because it means theres less people sapping their returns
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Somewhat true but there is an equilibrium. If the stock wasn't moving higher even with the layoffs that would be a bigger indicator that more are needed, however Google's revenue per employee has still risen a lot over the years.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Yeah but dont you think it could be even higher if they cut some dead weight?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Maybe in the short term but a lot of people in the companies are relying on the stock growing long term and they need a ton of codecels to manage their current operations plus more to innovate and grow. It's probably better off to just keep with the hiring freeze rather than firing positions they will probably just hire again later this year, especially when they are offering like 6 month severance packages.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
Activist investors don't need to own many voting shares to exert influence, they just need to convince enough of the other stockholders, eg by publishing letters laying out their rationale for even more staff cuts.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
Mark my word. Redditor are going to cope by saying “it’s all right. All other tech companies will drool over an opportunity to higher an engineers with similar salary ”
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Not a great market but I highly doubt senior Google engineers are going jobless for long, name still carrie’s a lot of weight.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jobless, probably not, but I think many will have trouble finding another job at their likely inflated salaries, especially with a sudden flood of candidates. My company has gotten a bunch from Facebook already, I'm sure we'll get some Google ones too.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
are you just eating up H1s/juniors who are desperate or actual seniors
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
We never sponsor work visas per company policy. US citizens and permanent residents only.
There's a mix but most are juniors because they're so much cheaper.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Idk good luck retaining them as market reopens. If they can pass google bar they can clear like 95% of algo interviews outside maybe HFT
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
lmao if they turn out to be good we throw more money at them, but let's face it, lots of them really aren't. If the mediocre ones want to leave to get paid more elsewhere, works for us lol
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
you gonna throw 300+ at them? its very uncommon in industry outside maybe HFT to make more by being really good at your job vs leetcoding and job hopping
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I’m in a chat with a guy who admins some proprietary HFT database. It’s wild. Seems like he has a lot of free time but definitely knowns his shit and brings in cash.
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
Learn to
codecope.Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
report your post with
/h/slackernews
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
And that's a GOOD thing!
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Snapshots:
archive.org
ghostarchive.org
archive.ph (click to archive)
https://www.tcifund.com/files/corporateengageement/alphabet/20th%20January%202023.pdf:
archive.org
ghostarchive.org
archive.ph (click to archive)
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
^Codecels
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Is this from Paprika?
This morning, Cum went to the park. I went with Coom. And Cum brought Coomer frisbee. At least I think it was Coomers. By the end of the day, Cum started throwing the frisbee to Cumself.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
aye
around 01:11:11-01:11:12 mark
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I watched this while tripping in high school, some of the only anime Ive watched.
This morning, Cum went to the park. I went with Coom. And Cum brought Coomer frisbee. At least I think it was Coomers. By the end of the day, Cum started throwing the frisbee to Cumself.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
it's worth rewatching sober
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
I struggled to stay awake during this movie, why does so much anime have unnecessarily drawn out, terrible pacing?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Japanese syllables don’t map 1:1 to English which leads to a unique pacing.
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
Honestly leetcode interviews are to blame for all of this, its just Americanized bastard version of Chinese rote memorization. Most of these r-slurs can solve leetcode hard with their eyes closed but still can’t add two numbers without a function call.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I read a lot of sexy Indian dudes do it at internet cafes with all of them doing it together, but yeah I did a bunch of leetcode and codesignal tests and got bored.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
she got fired lmaoooo
https://twitter.com/gurgavin/status/1617330841457414144?s=46&t=KLlsyBsDalUCH6HalQUYFQ
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Was that some dumbass who bragged about her 3 hour work week? I wonder how many of those got the boot.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
not enough tbh
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
The guy who wrote this letter pays himself 1.5 million £ per day
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Google won't layoff another round until the rest of the market decides another round is necessary. None of these companies want to be the one saying 'oh shit we need to do more' after the massive cover they all gave each other with this first round.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Seriously frick Google codecels in particular. Compensation is so hilariously out of sync with how talented and productive they are.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Related image:
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
More options
Context
based
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Time to get a real job, kid
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Management training program at Hertz is hiring!
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
if only you could move your posts.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I don't wanna now.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context
based
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
YEEEEESSSSS
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Dear goog's,
Good job torching the dead weight.
Still looking fat tho.
Consider letting go of that team that makes cake computers for Africans.
Love,
Limey Fog Breathing Invester
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
report your own post with /h/slackernews to move it
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
This is what happens when so called “men” go from 16 year of education to grossly overpaid Chinese scam company jobs ever learning how to pick up and use a tool or learn life skills.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Based. Now either everyone votes for 8 our jobs or less or nobody gets jobs worth 8 hours or less
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context