Hacker News with Generative AI: Employment

SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired (wired.com)
Engineers who work for Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been brought on as senior advisers to the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sources tell WIRED.
SpaceX, FAA, Aviation, Government, Employment
163 points by actionfromafar 4 hours ago | 94 comments
Software engineering job openings hit five-year low? (pragmaticengineer.com)
Software Engineering, Job Market, Employment
218 points by m3h 17 hours ago | 227 comments
Software engineering job openings hit five-year low? (pragmaticengineer.com)
There are 35% fewer software developer job listings on Indeed today, than five years ago. A look into possible reasons for this, and what could come next.
Software Engineering, Job Market, Trends, Employment
23 points by gwintrob 20 hours ago | 2 comments
We're moving to a four-day week to attract staff (bbc.com)
A business based in Lincoln is among the latest to offer a four-day working week because it hopes to attract the most talented staff in a competitive industry.
Work-Life Balance, Staffing, Business, UK, Employment
12 points by rustoo 1 day ago | 1 comments
Trump Team Plans Mass Firings at Key Agency for AI and Chips (bgov.com)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a lab housed under the Commerce Department, is preparing to fire as many as roughly 500 probationary staffers as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to the federal government.
Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Technology, Employment
24 points by apical_dendrite 2 days ago | 9 comments
National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce (npr.org)
The National Science Foundation fired 168 employees on Tuesday. According to an NSF spokesperson, the firings are to ensure compliance with President Trump's executive order aimed at reducing the federal workforce in the name of efficiency.
Government, Employment, Science, Politics
82 points by pseudolus 2 days ago | 134 comments
India's Tata Consultancy Was Gaming the US Visa System (bloomberg.com)
New data show how TCS makes heavy use of employment visas reserved for managers. Ex-staffers say it was to get around H-1B rules.
India, Visa System, Employment, Business, Immigration
113 points by jollofricepeas 3 days ago | 59 comments
Cybersecurity Is Full (2024) (cyberisfull.com)
There has been a lot of hype for a while now about cybersecurity careers. Cybersecurity careers are hot, they say. Allow me to throw some cold water on that.
Cybersecurity, Employment, Trends
25 points by 1970-01-01 4 days ago | 18 comments
Probationary employees fired across Dept of Energy, impacting grid improvement (datacenterdynamics.com)
Probationary employees at the Department of Energy (DOE) are being let go, as the Trump administration makes broad cuts to the federal government.
Government, Energy, Politics, Employment
5 points by nickcotter 4 days ago | 0 comments
XAI told me I either had to delete the post, or face being fired (twitter.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Censorship, Employment
26 points by weinzierl 4 days ago | 19 comments
Ask HN: Affected by the recent funding freeze / mass layoffs? Share your story (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Affected by the recent funding freeze / mass layoffs? Share your story
Funding, Layoffs, Technology, Employment, Startup
13 points by Red_Tarsius 5 days ago | 4 comments
US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago (bbc.com)
The US government is trying to bring back nuclear safety employees it fired on Thursday, but is struggling to let them know they should return to work, NBC News has reported.
Government, Nuclear Safety, Employment, News
486 points by niuzeta 5 days ago | 786 comments
JPMorgan employee questioned Dimon's RTO mandate, fired, then told he could stay (fortune.com)
JPMorgan Chase, Remote Work, Employment, Work-Life Balance, Business
64 points by libpcap 6 days ago | 66 comments
US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers (theguardian.com)
The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push to cut federal spending and bureaucracy, according to a report on Friday.
Government, US, Employment, Environment, Budget Cuts
123 points by rntn 6 days ago | 76 comments
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department (bloomberg.com)
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Nuclear Energy, Government, Employment
78 points by papertowels 6 days ago | 39 comments
US wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers can't figure out how to reach them (nbcnews.com)
National Nuclear Security Administration officials on Friday attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated — but they struggled to find them because they didn't have their new contact information.
Nuclear Security, Government, Employment, Labor, News
146 points by belter 6 days ago | 78 comments
Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers (businessinsider.com)
Several Meta employees who said they received positive performance ratings in their midyear reviews last year had their jobs cut Monday, and some expressed fears about their future employment prospects, given that the stated goal of the layoffs had been to eliminate underperformers.
Meta, Layoffs, Business, Employment, Performance Reviews
13 points by croes 7 days ago | 7 comments
Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies (statnews.com)
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across public health and science agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.
Politics, Health Care, Government, Employment
82 points by frigidwalnut 7 days ago | 47 comments
Meta's job cuts surprised some employees who said they weren't low performers (businessinsider.com)
Several Meta employees who said they received positive performance ratings in their midyear reviews last year had their jobs cut Monday, and some expressed fears about their future employment prospects, given that the stated goal of the layoffs had been to eliminate underperformers.
Meta, Layoffs, Tech Industry, Employment, Performance Reviews
20 points by belter 10 days ago | 9 comments
Firing programmers for AI is a mistake (defragzone.substack.com)
Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything
Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Technology, Programming
741 points by frag 10 days ago | 847 comments
CFPB's 1,700 employees told to "not perform any work" (nypost.com)
WASHINGTON — The nearly 1,700 employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were told Monday not to come to the office or do any work — as the agency became the latest target of President Trump’s effort to shrink the federal government.
Government, Politics, Employment, Trump Administration
59 points by dataflow 11 days ago | 64 comments
Microsoft's performance-based job cuts begin (businessinsider.com)
Microsoft has started performance-based job cuts, according to termination letters viewed by Business Insider.
Microsoft, Layoffs, Business, Technology, Employment
10 points by LLcolD 11 days ago | 2 comments
Reclassification is making US tech job losses look worse than they are (theregister.com)
The latest job numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics make IT hiring look like it's in freefall, but that's not the case at all, says consultancy firm Janco.
Technology, Employment, Labor, Data Analysis, Economics
3 points by rntn 11 days ago | 0 comments
Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men for Some Jobs (2019) (npr.org)
When Google conducted its annual pay equity analysis for 2018, the tech company found something nobody expected: It was underpaying men for doing similar work as women.
Google Pay, Tech Industry, Employment, Salary
78 points by wslh 12 days ago | 81 comments
Latest jobs data shows decline in tech jobs over the last year (twitter.com)
Tech Industry, Employment, Data Analysis
3 points by lalaland1125 14 days ago | 1 comments
Google scraps diversity hiring goals and cites Trump's DEI orders (theguardian.com)
Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from historically underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Google, Diversity, Employment, Legal Issues, Politics
6 points by doener 14 days ago | 1 comments
IRS Employees Who Took Trump 'Buyout' Ordered to Stay, Work Is Too 'Essential' (latintimes.com)
IRS employees who accepted the Trump administration's buyout and opted for deferred resignation have been asked by their employers to continue working for a few months due to the "essential" nature of their jobs, according to a report.
IRS, Government, Employment, Trump Administration
23 points by moonka 15 days ago | 11 comments
Google tells employees why it's ending DEI hiring goals (theverge.com)
Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Google, DEI, Tech Industry, Employment, Business
9 points by gpi 16 days ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: Who wants to be fired? (February 2025) (ycombinator.com)
As the software development market shows no signs of recovery this year, and with the Gen AI bubble potentially about to burst as well, how many of us are considering quitting our jobs and moving into other fields?
Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Economy, Employment
99 points by mgl 18 days ago | 74 comments
Ask HN: Percent of employees that benefit financially from equity offers? (ycombinator.com)
Title says it all. Equity offers are a very common thing in tech. I don't personally know anyone who has made money from equity offers, though nearly all my colleagues have received them at some point.
Tech, Compensation, Employment, Finance, Equity
27 points by rickcarlino 21 days ago | 16 comments