Hacker News with Generative AI: Employment

Computer Science major has seventh highest unemployment rate (newsweek.com)
Despite routinely ranking as one of the most popular majors for college students and recent graduates, computer science has one of the highest unemployment rates across all areas of study.

Computer Science, Education, Employment, Unemployment

20 points by claudiulodro 32 days ago | 2 comments

Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations (brookings.edu)
Work requirements with a set monthly work-hour threshold, such as those Congress is currently considering adding or expanding in means-tested programs, are poorly matched to the nature of employment in the service sector.

Economics, Employment, Social Policy, Government Policy

10 points by hn_acker 33 days ago | 1 comments

The Bargain of Working Hard and Getting a Job Simply Doesn't Hold Anymore (slate.com)
In this economy, you can do everything right and still be unemployed—and not just if you’re a recent grad.

Economy, Employment, Labor Market, Work

5 points by tekdude 34 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Selling software to company I work for as an employee (ycombinator.com)
I am based in the UK. I work as a software/automation engineer in department A. Recently, department B bought software from a big-name company which uses yaml files to steer/control automation framework (think IaC). I don't work for/with anyone in dep. B, but they showcased their new software to few different departments (including mine) - hence I learnt about that software.

Software, Business, Employment, Ethics

60 points by apohak 37 days ago | 57 comments

NSA to cut up to 2k civilian roles (thehill.com)
The National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. government’s electronic spy agency, is looking at cutting up to 2,000 civilian jobs as part of the Trump administration’s effort to greatly reduce the federal workforce.

National Security, Government, Employment, Trump Administration

8 points by droideqa 38 days ago | 1 comments

NASA celebrated employee's story of resilience, tried to scrub it, and fired her (space.com)

NASA, Space Exploration, Employment, Workplace Culture

22 points by hn_acker 39 days ago | 1 comments

I'm a LinkedIn Executive. I See the Bottom Rung of the Career Ladder Breaking (nytimes.com)
There are growing signs that artificial intelligence poses a real threat to a substantial number of the entry-level jobs that normally serve as the first step for each new generation of young workers.

Artificial Intelligence, Labor Market, Employment, Job Market, Economy

12 points by mykowebhn 39 days ago | 11 comments

AI job interview: Job hunting was already hard. Then came glitching HR robots (slate.com)
In late January, Tyler Jensen felt a brief rush of excitement. After months of job searching, the 40-year-old New York videographer received a text message from someone at a company he’d applied to online.

Artificial Intelligence, Job Hunting, Employment, Technology

4 points by spenvo 40 days ago | 0 comments

Hit hardest in Microsoft layoffs? Developers, product managers, morale (seattletimes.com)
Microsoft’s push for efficiency placed a heavy emphasis on eliminating layers of management, but layoff data from this week showed managers didn’t bear the brunt of job cuts.

Microsoft Layoffs, Tech Industry, Employment, Business, Management

14 points by gammadist 40 days ago | 0 comments

My husband was laid off from Microsoft by an algorithm – after 25 years (reddit.com)
My husband has worked for Microsoft for 25 years. He was just laid off — randomly selected by a computer algorithm. His last day is this Friday — his 48th birthday.

Layoffs, Algorithms, Microsoft, Technology, Employment

29 points by thenaturalist 43 days ago | 10 comments

Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI – living in a trailer (yahoo.com)
AI obsolescence is “coming for basically everyone in due time,” says Shawn K, an engineer who went from earning $150k to being locked out of the workforce for over a year.

Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Technology, Job Market

7 points by msolujic 43 days ago | 1 comments

The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (medium.com)
Tech workers are a weird choice for “princes of labor,” but for decades they’ve enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:

Tech Industry, Labor, Economics, Employment

9 points by laurex 43 days ago | 0 comments

We told young people that degrees were their ticket.It's become a great betrayal (theguardian.com)
With the labour market declining and AI a threat to entry-level jobs, graduates have been sold a lie. It’s no wonder they’re angry

Education, Employment, Artificial Intelligence, Society

9 points by pseudolus 43 days ago | 5 comments

Software engineer lost $150K-a-year job to AI – he's been forced to DoorDash (yahoo.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Technology, Labor Market

9 points by amichail 44 days ago | 1 comments

Initial USA Unemployment Claims (stlouisfed.org)

Economy, Employment, Statistics

37 points by mooreds 46 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: Is big tech still more stable? (ycombinator.com)
I joined a big tech recently thinking it would be more stable. But since I joined, it has been layoffs every few months. I almost rather the startup fun with the same amount of job risk.

Tech Industry, Layoffs, Employment, Startups

10 points by ronbenton 47 days ago | 13 comments

Leaving Google (airs.com)
I’ve left Google after working there for 19 years.

Google, Employment, Technology

565 points by todsacerdoti 48 days ago | 382 comments

Miserably Employed (miserablyemployed.com)
Miserably Employed

Humor, Work, Jobs, Employment

11 points by ramijames 50 days ago | 0 comments

Nail salon employee pleads guilty after holding 13 remote IT jobs (yahoo.com)
A nail salon worker pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud this month, the DOJ said.

Crime, Employment, Technology

17 points by gpi 53 days ago | 3 comments

List of remote jobs updated daily (listofremotejobs.com)
Note: this list is refreshed daily. For real-time listings, use the search page.

Remote Jobs, Job Searching, Career, Employment

4 points by sp1982 54 days ago | 3 comments

Tech hiring slows, unemployment rises, jobs report shows (computerworld.com)
Although the nation’s overall unemployment rate held steady in April, technology worker hiring slowed and unemployment rose markedly.

Technology, Employment, Labor Market, Economics

25 points by rustoo 54 days ago | 6 comments

The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:

Tech Industry, Labor, Employment, Technology, Economics

41 points by namanyayg 54 days ago | 10 comments

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025) (ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:

Jobs, Hiring, Community, Technology, Employment

130 points by whoishiring 57 days ago | 415 comments

A new sign that AI is competing with college grads? (theatlantic.com)
Something strange, and potentially alarming, is happening to the job market for young, educated workers.

Artificial Intelligence, Employment, Education

74 points by Bluestein 57 days ago | 95 comments

Bay Area tech workers thought their jobs were safe (latimes.com)
In California, companies in the first quarter of this year announced 17,874 cuts in technology.

Tech Industry, Layoffs, California, Employment

18 points by axiomdata316 60 days ago | 9 comments

Analyzing the scale of Trump's federal layoffs in his first 100 days (cnn.com)

Politics, Trump Administration, Government, Employment

6 points by Red_Tarsius 60 days ago | 0 comments

The Enshittification of Tech Jobs (pluralistic.net)
Tech workers are a weird choice for "princes of labor," but for decades they've enjoyed unparalleled labor power, expressed in high wages, lavish stock grants, and whimsical campuses with free laundry and dry-cleaning, gourmet cafeterias, and kombucha on tap:

Tech, Labor, Employment, Work Culture, Economy

31 points by 3np 60 days ago | 10 comments

YC founder points out that jobs exist outside of working for police state (bird.makeup)
It's a very exciting time in tech right now. If you're a first-rate programmer, there are a huge number of other places you can go work rather than at the company building the infrastructure of the police state.

Tech, Employment, Politics, Social Commentary

95 points by _emacsomancer_ 61 days ago | 48 comments

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 63 days 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 63 days ago | 19 comments