Hacker News with Generative AI: Workforce

JPMorgan reportedly ending remote work for more than 300k employees (forbes.com)
It’s JPMorgan’s turn. AT&T did it. Amazon did it. Walmart did it too. Many large corporations and institutions are calling quits on remote work. And now, JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., reportedly plans to end remote work and require more than 300,000 employees to work from the office five days a week.

Remote Work, Business, Finance, Workforce

74 points by this_weekend 6 days ago | 97 comments

Zuck: Meta will start replacing mid-level engineers with AI as early as 2025 [video] (youtube.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Meta, Technology, Engineering, Workforce

11 points by CharlesW 6 days ago | 0 comments

41% of Employers Worldwide Say They'll Reduce Staff by 2030 Due to AI (gizmodo.com)
The World Economic Forum released its bi-annual survey on what employers worldwide expect their businesses to look like in the future and much of the attention is on generative AI. And while a majority (77%) expect to help train their existing staff to work with AI, 41% say they expect to reduce the number of staff they employ as AI automates more tasks on the job.

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Workforce, Business

125 points by miles 8 days ago | 168 comments

41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI (cnn.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Workforce, Business, Technology

7 points by speckx 8 days ago | 1 comments

41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI (cnn.com)

AI, Workforce, Business, Technology, Predictions

20 points by pseudolus 9 days ago | 17 comments

Updates to H-1B (uscis.gov)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will significantly enhance U.S. companies’ ability to fill job vacancies in critical fields, strengthening our economy.

Immigration, Government Regulations, Workforce, Technology

461 points by sul_tasto 31 days ago | 1353 comments

The higher fertility of TSMC semiconductor workers (boomcampaign.org)
This tweet has gone viral for pointing out the extraordinary fertility of the employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s leading manufacturer of semiconductors and producer of nearly 90% of the most advanced chips. Though TSMC employees make up 0.3% of Taiwan’s population, they are responsible for 1.8% of all babies born in Taiwan. In every fifty Taiwanese babies born, one is a TSMC baby.

Taiwan, Semiconductors, Demographics, Fertility, Workforce

88 points by walterbell 32 days ago | 85 comments

Young Italians are leaving in droves (yahoo.com)
Billie Fusto is not after a fat pay cheque: he is training to be an archivist and wants nothing more than "a quiet life" at home in Italy.

Italy, Demographics, Migration, Young Adults, Workforce

6 points by elsewhen 40 days ago | 21 comments

Study: RTO mandates are making it harder for companies to hire (fastcompany.com)
A new study found that RTO mandates across S&P 500 companies significantly increased turnover among tech and finance workers—especially for women.

Workforce, Employment, Remote Work, Technology, Gender

27 points by znpy 43 days ago | 16 comments

Only 6% of federal workers show up in person on full-time basis (nypost.com)
They’re being remote-ly professional.

Remote Work, Government, Workforce

5 points by donsupreme 43 days ago | 2 comments

Return To Office mandates and brain drain (ssrn.com)
By tracking over 3 million tech and finance workers' employment histories reported on LinkedIn, we analyze the effect of S&P 500 firms' return-to-office (RTO) mandates on employee turnover and hiring.

Workforce, Data Analysis, Tech Industry, Finance

12 points by ssivark 45 days ago | 2 comments

The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024 (ncses.nsf.gov)
A globally competitive STEM education system equips Americans with the skills and knowledge needed to participate in the STEM workforce.

Science, Engineering, Education, Workforce, STEM

6 points by noch 45 days ago | 0 comments

What If the Fix for the Geospatial Workforce "Crisis" Is Better Pay? (2023) (mapbrief.com)
I saw some of the most talented Spatial Minds of my generation…take non-spatial jobs for better money.

Geospatial, Workforce, Salary, Employment, 2023

5 points by mooreds 67 days ago | 1 comments

1 in 6 Companies Are Hesitant to Hire Recent College Graduates (intelligent.com)
1 in 6 Companies Are Hesitant To Hire Recent College Graduates

Hiring, Education, Workforce, Employment, College Graduates

44 points by Raed667 90 days ago | 75 comments

Boeing to lay off roughly 10% of workforce (cnn.com)

Boeing, Layoffs, Workforce, Business, Aviation

18 points by bluedino 98 days ago | 7 comments

Gen Z just overtook Baby Boomers in U.S. full-time workforce, by generation (twitter.com)