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In a time when there's 10-20% unemployment, I'd profoundly disagree with you. But we're living in a time where there is constantly an enormous shortage of labor
by beebmam 4y ago
In a time when there's 10-20% unemployment, I'd profoundly disagree with you. But we're living in a time where there is constantly an enormous shortage of labor. It's unbelievably easy to get a job right now, especially if you're in tech.
Companies that are laying you off are doing you a favor: you'd be making much more money working for someone else!
- izend 4y agoI doubt this will be the case in 6-12 months.
- beebmam 4y agoWhat's your basis for this assessment? If anything, in the US, there's reason to believe there will be an even lower labor supply in the future with the baby boomers retiring, a generation larger than the ones replacing it.
- mypalmike 4y agoI suspect parent is talking about a shorter cycle downturn.
- avmich 4y ago> It's unbelievably easy to get a job right now, especially if you're in tech. It's not true, at least not universally. I have plenty of examples when very competent people, no less than seniors, spend months - in today's market conditions. A big chunk of the reason is this - you're laid off, so something is wrong, and often it takes time to get to interview - so you're without job, and you're offered inferior salary, and the time isn't on your side. Many people don't specialize in searching for work, they specialize in e.g. software.
- mupuff1234 4y agoI don't think you have to disclose that you were laid off.
- TimPC 4y agoYou in practice have to disclose the last date you worked for your most recent employer which at a minimum makes you look very strange for quitting without another job lined up if you try to play it that way.
- dam_broke_it 4y ago....bullshit If the jobs are so plentiful, why are there 500-1000 other applicants for a Sr Unix SysAdmin role.....