Hacker News with Generative AI: Employment

Freelancers now represent more than one in four US workers (computerworld.com)
As AI integration accelerates, businesses are facing widening skills gaps that traditional employment models struggle to address, and so more companies are choosing to hire freelancers to fill the void, according to a new report.

Freelancing, Labor Market, AI, Employment, Skills Gap

5 points by dxs 19 hours ago | 0 comments

Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD (claimingattention.substack.com)
For people with ADHD, getting fired can happen—and that's okay.

ADHD, Mental Health, Employment

15 points by asoli 20 hours ago | 19 comments

Google forcing some remote workers to come back 3 days a week or lose their jobs (cnbc.com)

Remote Work, Google, Employment, Work Culture

9 points by rntn 2 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Are you finding it harder to enter the US in the last couple of months? (ycombinator.com)
I have a decent job offer in the USA which I am quite hesitant to take. I am a Canadian citizen but was born in Iran and seems like it's not going to go well at the border.

Immigration, United States, Employment, Canada

26 points by kwar13 3 days ago | 18 comments

Ask HN: What are the hottest areas of *non*-LLM AI work currently? (ycombinator.com)
10+ years ago, "AI" would likely refer to work in RL, evolutionary/genetic algorithms, etc.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Research, Trends, Employment

15 points by dira3 7 days ago | 5 comments

Thousands of federal workers would be easier to fire under Trump rule change (npr.org)
The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to fire some federal workers from their jobs, as part of its push to both shrink the federal government and exert more control over it.

Politics, Government, Labor, Employment

14 points by rbanffy 7 days ago | 0 comments

Make no mistake, employees will always be just a line item (brilliantcrank.com)
As the world turns and countries and companies are still swirling in the latest round of primordial goo, it’s a good time to remind those who are employed and seeking employment that at the end of the day, you are nothing but a line item.

Employment, Business, Economics

27 points by NotInOurNames 8 days ago | 10 comments

IBM orders US sales to locate near customers, RTO for cloud staff, DEI purge (theregister.com)
Exclusive IBM, which employees wryly or ruefully say stands for I've Been Moved, is once again moving its employees.

IBM, Business, Technology, Employment

207 points by rntn 8 days ago | 456 comments

Ask HN: Have you been contracted for your repo? (ycombinator.com)
Have you ever been employed to work on some software that is based on the code of your repository?

Open Source, Employment, Software Development

8 points by gamescr 8 days ago | 1 comments

People with autism struggle to get hired; how businesses can change interviews (theconversation.com)
First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact. In employment, first impressions not only affect hiring choices but also decisions about promotion years later.

Autism, Hiring Practices, Employment, First Impressions

4 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: H-1B salary search without fuss (h1bsalaries.fyi)
This website indexes the Labor Condition Application (LCA) disclosure data from the United States Department of Labor (DOL).

Data, Employment, Immigration, Search, US Government

8 points by dtgeadamo 12 days ago | 0 comments

Candidate uses AI to ace job interview, can't perform job (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Artificial Intelligence, Job Searching, Employment

10 points by suzzer99 14 days ago | 7 comments

Fifty and out: How Gen X became the biggest work losers (the-independent.com)
As the heyday of the creative economy boom becomes a distant memory, Stephen Armstrong looks at the generation who were once the high-rollers and are now facing an uncertain future as younger workers and AI come for their jobs, just as their children and parents are relying on them more than ever

Generational Issues, Employment, Economics, Artificial Intelligence, Aging

25 points by wyclif 15 days ago | 11 comments

No Pay, No Work; Early Career Lessons (danielsada.tech)
I know we haven’t paid you for 30 days, but would you be willing to float another month?

Early Career, Employment, Finance, Work Culture

136 points by dshacker 16 days ago | 104 comments

Shopify CEO: Staff must prove jobs can't be done by AI to hire (cnbc.com)

Shopify, AI, Business, Employment, Technology

7 points by mmarian 17 days ago | 2 comments

Google is paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals (techcrunch.com)
Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors for up to a year, Business Insider reports.

Google, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Employment, Non-Compete Agreements

8 points by tntpreneur 18 days ago | 0 comments

North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500 (yahoo.com)
Fortune 500 companies have unwittingly hired thousands of software engineers who claim to be American developers but are actually North Korean citizens using stolen or fake identities.

Cybersecurity, North Korea, Employment, Deception, Software Engineering

145 points by cwwc 18 days ago | 153 comments

Google is paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals (techcrunch.com)
Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors for up to a year, Business Insider reports.

Google, AI, Non-compete Agreements, Business, Employment

11 points by jnord 18 days ago | 2 comments

North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500 (fortune.com)
Thousands of North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500—and they keep getting hired for more jobs

Cybersecurity, North Korea, Employment, Fortune 500

33 points by pseudolus 19 days ago | 10 comments

Shopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcount (techcrunch.com)
In a recent memo to employees, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke made a bold policy change: teams must demonstrate why AI can’t perform a job before they’re permitted to ask for more headcount and resources.

AI, Business, Technology, Leadership, Employment

5 points by janpio 19 days ago | 1 comments

Knowing where your engineer salary comes from (seangoedecke.com)
With the recent flurry of US federal firings, many people are pointing and laughing at the Trump-voting federal employees who are just now finding out that they’ve voted for themselves to be let go.

Politics, Economy, Employment

335 points by mooreds 20 days ago | 178 comments

The reality of working in tech: We're not hired to write code (2023) (idiallo.com)
"So, is everyone losing their minds yet?"

Software Development, Tech Industry, Employment, Reality

123 points by foxfired 23 days ago | 132 comments

Why resume writing is snake oil (interviewing.io)
I just asked ChatGPT to size the global resume writing industry. Here’s what it had to say:

Resume Writing, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Employment

21 points by leeny 24 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: How to make money in the new age of AI? (ycombinator.com)
Employed. Unfairly compensated. Old. Love AI. How to capitalize on the new tech wave?

Artificial Intelligence, Career Advice, Employment, Finances

16 points by tempcal 26 days ago | 17 comments

HSBC fired investment bankers on bonus day and gave them no bonuses (ft.com)
HSBC fired investment bankers on bonus day and gave them no bonuses

Finance, Business, Employment, Banking

6 points by cempaka 30 days ago | 1 comments

Recruiter accidently emailed me her secret internal selection guidelines (reddit.com)
I didn't understand what it was at first, but when it dawned on me, the sheer pretentiousness and elitism kinda pissed me off ngl.

Recruitment, Human Resources, Reddit, Job Hunting, Employment

9 points by tosh 33 days ago | 0 comments

Elephants remember: companies using "block lists" to not rehire some employees (businessinsider.com)
Workers across industries report being unknowingly blacklisted by past employers, sometimes for years. Experts say block lists are legal but raise ethical concerns, as employees often have no way to appeal the decision. For companies, block lists help reduce risk of suboptimal rehires amid turnover in management ranks.

Employment, Labor Relations, Ethics, Business

7 points by supernova87a 34 days ago | 6 comments

I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me ... (bsky.app)

Government AI, Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Social Media

17 points by cmurf 35 days ago | 0 comments

Overtime Pay for 9 Extra Months in Space? Nope (nytimes.com)
If your eight-day work trip was unexpectedly extended by nine months, you might expect to rack up some overtime pay.

Space Travel, Labor Laws, Employment

6 points by gpi 36 days ago | 0 comments

Tech Goes Hardcore: Companies Push Employees to Embrace Intensity (businessinsider.com)
A trifecta of economics, pandemic-era realities, and political pressure is changing tech culture.

Tech Culture, Business, Employment, Economics, Pandemic

3 points by adam__smith 37 days ago | 4 comments