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How is "too late" when there haven't been any layoffs? Are you claiming there's a mass exodus ongoing from Meta right now?

azemetre 4y ago
The idea is if they fired 2,000 devs (for example), suddenly you have to compete with 2,000 people (who are all likely good devs) all immediately looking for a job. This may not have been a problem in 2018, but it's definitely a problem in today's current environment with large amounts of bay area companies slowing their hiring. If you look for a job before all this, you're in a much better position at least. I wasn't around during the dot com era, but there were stories of devs ending up taking any job (programming or not) to make ends meet.
- cush 4y ago
  There are currently over a million open software engineering roles in the United States alone
  - whydoineedone 4y ago
- whimsicalism 4y ago
  The market has slowed but I still think engineers from firms like Meta are not really facing a tough job market. It's just much harder now to get your foot in, to join startups, or to get hired from a less prestigious company.
  - nomel 4y ago
    > Meta are not really facing a tough job market. The word "facing" is present tense, which is not the appropriate context for this scenario. Everyone will have trouble if Meta fires a bunch of engineers. People from Meta may have a little less trouble, and some companies will even open up new reqs to absorb some for cheaper. But there are a limited number of open positions out there. No real imagination or speculation is required here, since this has all happened many times before.
programmarchy 4y ago
If you wait until the layoffs happen, you'll be competing in a much larger pool.
antipurist 4y ago
They're claiming that by the time the layoffs start, recruiters' inboxes will already be saturated with exMeta CVs.
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__s 4y ago
This is a thread about cuts being made. He's implying there will be more cuts. If you aren't circulating your resume today, you probably won't be tomorrow. Don't wait for the cuts to get to you before you start circulating Unfortunately these times can be a bit rough to navigate. It can be tempting to cling to one's current position rather than move to a new company & be first on the chopping block
- hedora 4y ago
  My experience is that having The Register run an article of the form “company $X cuts growth targets; cuts $Crown_Jewels team” is worth 1000x more than circulating a resume.
AlbertCory 4y ago
At least four of the responses to this got the point. By the time layoffs or a mass exodus actually happen, you're competing with 100s of other good devs for the best jobs (not that you won't find some job).

azemetre 4y ago

The idea is if they fired 2,000 devs (for example), suddenly you have to compete with 2,000 people (who are all likely good devs) all immediately looking for a job. This may not have been a problem in 2018, but it's definitely a problem in today's current environment with large amounts of bay area companies slowing their hiring. If you look for a job before all this, you're in a much better position at least. I wasn't around during the dot com era, but there were stories of devs ending up taking any job (programming or not) to make ends meet.

cush 4y ago
There are currently over a million open software engineering roles in the United States alone
- whydoineedone 4y ago
whimsicalism 4y ago
The market has slowed but I still think engineers from firms like Meta are not really facing a tough job market. It's just much harder now to get your foot in, to join startups, or to get hired from a less prestigious company.
- nomel 4y ago
  > Meta are not really facing a tough job market. The word "facing" is present tense, which is not the appropriate context for this scenario. Everyone will have trouble if Meta fires a bunch of engineers. People from Meta may have a little less trouble, and some companies will even open up new reqs to absorb some for cheaper. But there are a limited number of open positions out there. No real imagination or speculation is required here, since this has all happened many times before.

programmarchy 4y ago

If you wait until the layoffs happen, you'll be competing in a much larger pool.

antipurist 4y ago

They're claiming that by the time the layoffs start, recruiters' inboxes will already be saturated with exMeta CVs.

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__s 4y ago

This is a thread about cuts being made. He's implying there will be more cuts. If you aren't circulating your resume today, you probably won't be tomorrow. Don't wait for the cuts to get to you before you start circulating Unfortunately these times can be a bit rough to navigate. It can be tempting to cling to one's current position rather than move to a new company & be first on the chopping block

hedora 4y ago
My experience is that having The Register run an article of the form “company $X cuts growth targets; cuts $Crown_Jewels team” is worth 1000x more than circulating a resume.

AlbertCory 4y ago

At least four of the responses to this got the point. By the time layoffs or a mass exodus actually happen, you're competing with 100s of other good devs for the best jobs (not that you won't find some job).