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I've been laid off 3 times in the last two years, with the most recent just occurring recently. I've worked in tech for a little over 10 years now. The frequency and absurd reasoning for these layoffs is really getting…

Lots of layoffs in tech these past few years. If the tech sector were to unionize, could that union be used to effectively push back and prevent any layoffs or acts of "doing more with less" via an aggressive PIP…

In a pre-COVID world, I used to have recruiters in my LinkedIn 24/7. Now I cant even get an initial interview when proactively applying to hundreds of jobs. Its a different job market we're in that requires more…

I feel like I’m stuck in a rut and I have nothing that I’m passionate about. I want to find a job where I feel fulfilled or at least a hobby that I get actively excited to do. Maybe start my own company based on the…

I feel like I’m stuck in a rut and I have nothing that I’m passionate about. I want to find a job where I feel fulfilled or at least a hobby that I get actively excited to do. Maybe start my own company based on the…

Assuming we’re at a mid to large sized tech company, where these people are managers of others and do not directly run a product, what do these roles do day to day? As someone who’s been an IC their whole career I’ve…

I’m going through a bit of an existential crisis and would love to understand more about what we know about our universe, how it works, and maybe even how things like quantum mechanics/physics play a role in that I…

I feel like a few years ago all the rage was that Amazon and other retailers were going to deliver things via drones, straight to your doorstep Food delivery companies as well seemed to be testing out robots that would…

I realized today I’ve got a few questions around niche hobbies that typically I’d go find a subreddit for to ask. This ranges from programming in a new framework I’m learning (React Native) to questions around where I…

This comes up every few years, and its that time again to assess where we’re at with each technology For folks beginning a new mobile application today, which technology makes the most sense to develop cross platform…

LinkedIn has a section of your profile called "Recommendations" wherein your colleagues can write little blubs about how great a coworker/employee/manager you were at a role. "Skills" is a section on LinkedIn wherein…

Obviously there’s been many, many layoffs at the FAANG / Big N tech companies. While the biggest names may be downsizing or reshaping or whatever euphemism you prefer, there are many more tech companies in the Bay, who…

I’m of a younger generation, and have seen a lot of references to text based games in popular media. Games where it gives you a prompt like “You are in a forest” and you can type things like “I climb a tree” or “I look…

I swear driving around recently that headlights are getting brighter than they used to be It’s like either 30-40% of folks are driving with their brights on or (what I’m guessing) is that the average brightness of…

It’s New Year’s Day, and I imagine many of us overdid it last night to celebrate. Of course, the best way to get over a hangover is to not drink enough to cause one in the first place, but assuming its too late for…

I'm working on a few different software projects, mostly for fun, but I think they could benefit others one day once I get them squared away. I was using Trello to keep track of the different features, and tasks…

With so many layoffs happening simultaneously right now, and so many companies with hiring freezes, layoffs planned, or other prohibitive measures taken, I can imagine that the amount of candidates applying for any one…

In terms of hardware the iPad Pro is an impressive machine. But for the most part it seems limited to being a daily driver for email, watching videos, web browsing, or other non-process intensive tasks To those who…

I see a lot of discussion on HN about how we need decentralized social media, and how Twitter / Facebook / TikTok etc is the root of all evil. But Mastodon has existed for a long time now, and at least in my techie…

I'm a Product Manager who's been applying for jobs recently and have had a good amount of interest from companies that I would be excited to work for. Each time I make it through the initial recruiter interview, then…

My schedule currently only allows me time to workout after 5 PM due to life commitments and work. I choose to go to workout classes because I make friends, and it pushes me much harder than I would push myself, and I…

Taking a casual survey to see which companies are giving their employees time off for Juneteenth, acknowledging it, or not mentioning it If folks are open to it, name your company and whether they're doing any of the…

I'm job searching at the moment and have been interviewing with a company that I'm definitely passionate about, but have learned the role is around getting their servers "FedRAMP" ready. In my career, I have been told…