WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
(techcrunch.com)
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
The reality of working in tech: We're not hired to write code (2023)
(idiallo.com)
"So, is everyone losing their minds yet?"
"So, is everyone losing their minds yet?"
WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff
(techcrunch.com)
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, and a range of other online services, is reducing its workforce.
IBM US cuts may run deeper than feared ‒ and the jobs are heading to India
(theregister.com)
Following our report last week on IBM's ongoing layoffs, current and former employees got in touch to confirm what many suspected: The US cuts run deeper than reported, and the jobs are heading to India.
Following our report last week on IBM's ongoing layoffs, current and former employees got in touch to confirm what many suspected: The US cuts run deeper than reported, and the jobs are heading to India.
Google tells Fitbit owners to move to Google or else
(ycombinator.com)
You are receiving this email because there is an important upcoming change to your Fitbit account and action is required.
You are receiving this email because there is an important upcoming change to your Fitbit account and action is required.
Thoughtbot is pausing activity on X and Meta
(thoughtbot.com)
We’ve decided to pause our activity on X and Meta platforms.
We’ve decided to pause our activity on X and Meta platforms.
The Burnout Machine
(unionize.fyi)
Let’s get real for a minute: the tech industry loves to sell us on the myth of the "dream job."
Let’s get real for a minute: the tech industry loves to sell us on the myth of the "dream job."
European tech industry coalition calls for digital sovereignty
(techcrunch.com)
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.
A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and services to bolster the bloc’s economic prospects, resilience, and security in increasingly fraught geopolitical times.
Ask HN: Those who still work for Tesla, why are you still with that company?
(ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Those who still work for Tesla, why are you still with that company?
Ask HN: Those who still work for Tesla, why are you still with that company?
Tell HN: An ode to the lost magic of the 2010s ZIRP startups
(ycombinator.com)
It really is incredible how suddenly the world changes. Many of us are now unemployed, facing layoffs, taking salary cuts and enduring grueling work environments to try and get through the worst tech recession since 2008.
It really is incredible how suddenly the world changes. Many of us are now unemployed, facing layoffs, taking salary cuts and enduring grueling work environments to try and get through the worst tech recession since 2008.
Stanford students used to chase jobs at Meta and Google. Now work on war
(sfstandard.com)
A military tech gold rush has changed hearts and minds on campus.
A military tech gold rush has changed hearts and minds on campus.
Trump FTC Moves Ahead with Broad Microsoft Antitrust Probe
(yahoo.com)
The US Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a sprawling antitrust probe of Microsoft Corp. that was opened in the waning days of the Biden Administration, signaling that Donald Trump’s new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is going to prioritize scrutiny of tech giants.
The US Federal Trade Commission is moving ahead with a sprawling antitrust probe of Microsoft Corp. that was opened in the waning days of the Biden Administration, signaling that Donald Trump’s new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is going to prioritize scrutiny of tech giants.
Trimodal Nature of Tech Compensation in the US, UK and India
(pragmaticengineer.com)
Hi – this is Gergely with the monthly, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover challenges at Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here.
Hi – this is Gergely with the monthly, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. In every issue, I cover challenges at Big Tech and startups through the lens of engineering managers and senior engineers. If you’ve been forwarded this email, you can subscribe here.
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)
(ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:
Ask HN: Are you a 40-year old software engineer without a job for > 1 year?
(ycombinator.com)
Large numbers of skilled software engineers are unemployed for months. Many are unemployed for more than a year.
Large numbers of skilled software engineers are unemployed for months. Many are unemployed for more than a year.
AK HN: Is the Era of Hackers/Startups Over?
(ycombinator.com)
As a longtime HN user. I've noticed a drastic shift in the last few years in the industry. The glamour of a "hot startup" has gone away in lieu of the inevitably of big corporations and big platforms. Being a programmer doesn't seem as desirable or command nearly the respect that it did just a decade ago.
As a longtime HN user. I've noticed a drastic shift in the last few years in the industry. The glamour of a "hot startup" has gone away in lieu of the inevitably of big corporations and big platforms. Being a programmer doesn't seem as desirable or command nearly the respect that it did just a decade ago.
San Francisco tech giant Autodesk cuts 1,350 jobs as part of move toward AI
(sfchronicle.com)
Autodesk announced Thursday that it will reduce its global workforce by 9%, affecting approximately 1,350 employees.
Autodesk announced Thursday that it will reduce its global workforce by 9%, affecting approximately 1,350 employees.
Ask HN: Do US tech firms realize the backlash growing in Europe?
(ycombinator.com)
I know people in the US are focused on DOGE, but over here in Europe, the impression is that the US completely destroyed its soft power this week.
I know people in the US are focused on DOGE, but over here in Europe, the impression is that the US completely destroyed its soft power this week.
25% of my team laid-off at Meta
(teamblind.com)
I was an M1 at Meta and jumped ship last November to another company.
I was an M1 at Meta and jumped ship last November to another company.
Laid-off Meta employees blast Zuckerberg: the 'cruelest tech company out there'
(fortune.com)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued layoffs in the name of low-performance that workers deemed callous.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued layoffs in the name of low-performance that workers deemed callous.
Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley
(nytimes.com)
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.
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.
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 Layoff Starts
(forbes.com)
Meta begins its latest round of workforce reductions today, initiating performance-based terminations across its global operations — a move that echoes similar strategic shifts at other tech giants like Microsoft, who recently announced its own targeted staff reductions last month.
Meta begins its latest round of workforce reductions today, initiating performance-based terminations across its global operations — a move that echoes similar strategic shifts at other tech giants like Microsoft, who recently announced its own targeted staff reductions last month.
The Crisis in Tech's Obsession with Junior Talent
(medium.com)
I’ll never forget the meeting where “cost optimization” became corporate speak for “let’s fire our architects and hire more construction workers.” A brilliant engineer I’d worked with for years — the kind who could debug kernel panics in his sleep — was escorted out while his team inherited a fresh-faced junior who’d just learned React.
I’ll never forget the meeting where “cost optimization” became corporate speak for “let’s fire our architects and hire more construction workers.” A brilliant engineer I’d worked with for years — the kind who could debug kernel panics in his sleep — was escorted out while his team inherited a fresh-faced junior who’d just learned React.
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.
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.
Venture Capital Extremism
(vcinfodocs.com)
Tech extremism emerges from the power grab of right-wing venture capitalists in the tech industry.
Tech extremism emerges from the power grab of right-wing venture capitalists in the tech industry.
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 is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Workday cuts nearly 2k employees
(techcrunch.com)
Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks.
Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks.