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155k, Linux/DevOps/SecOps. I work about 40 hours a week full remote. However, I just found out I'm getting laid off in october as they're moving services overs

155k, Linux/DevOps/SecOps. I work about 40 hours a week full remote. However, I just found out I'm getting laid off in october as they're moving services overseas to cut costs. I work for the largest Clinical research org in the world & we were bought by them last year. I'm a bit surprised & the group that bought us was not known for tech. I think they're going to ruin a lot of their tech offerings because I've worked a lot with their Systems/Devops people over the last couple years and they are extremely unimpressive. As for experience... I technically started at age 17 in the military doing tactical communications via satellite, networking, servers, radios etc. But been working in private sector for about 12-13 years after going to school for about 2 years upon getting out.

dwater 3y ago
PPD? My partner says the lab side of the house is also seeing a lot of changes that will be bad for quality control and long term customer retention. Lots of people there polishing their resumes regardless of how stable their positions are.
- whynotkeithberg 3y ago
  I'm on the tech side of it so I can't fully speak to the labs. But some of the lab people I do work with since before we got acquired with this company have received emails saying they could receive a 1k bonus for helping find people for certain positions that exactly match theirs lol. So the company is trying to solicit the very people they're replacing to help them find their own replacements.
quacked 3y ago
I worked at a clinical research tech platform startup and the lack of tech experience in the leadership of the larger orgs actually paying for the tech is hysterical. Like, people cutting $10M deals for remote international drug studies done via web and mobile app who don't know what a "server" is.
- whynotkeithberg 3y ago
  yeah... The company I was originally with before we got bought was highly tech so they understood all that. However, this other company that we were bought by they have no tech experience and they hate paying tech salaries. However, dealing with their IT & other people is insanely frustrating and doesn't foster a good development environment. The thing is with our tech is we have contracts for clinical studies that run years out. So they can't just kill our products and some of our stuff runs on REALLY old technology and definitely not something their IT people know how to handle. So i'm actually curious to see how this goes for them and I wonder if they won't try to bring me back as my group has always been a slightly special/weird group when it comes to what is needed for support.
  - quacked 3y ago
    If they do bring you back, charge 5x your salary as a contractor.

dwater 3y ago

PPD? My partner says the lab side of the house is also seeing a lot of changes that will be bad for quality control and long term customer retention. Lots of people there polishing their resumes regardless of how stable their positions are.

whynotkeithberg 3y ago
I'm on the tech side of it so I can't fully speak to the labs. But some of the lab people I do work with since before we got acquired with this company have received emails saying they could receive a 1k bonus for helping find people for certain positions that exactly match theirs lol. So the company is trying to solicit the very people they're replacing to help them find their own replacements.

quacked 3y ago

I worked at a clinical research tech platform startup and the lack of tech experience in the leadership of the larger orgs actually paying for the tech is hysterical. Like, people cutting $10M deals for remote international drug studies done via web and mobile app who don't know what a "server" is.

whynotkeithberg 3y ago
yeah... The company I was originally with before we got bought was highly tech so they understood all that. However, this other company that we were bought by they have no tech experience and they hate paying tech salaries. However, dealing with their IT & other people is insanely frustrating and doesn't foster a good development environment. The thing is with our tech is we have contracts for clinical studies that run years out. So they can't just kill our products and some of our stuff runs on REALLY old technology and definitely not something their IT people know how to handle. So i'm actually curious to see how this goes for them and I wonder if they won't try to bring me back as my group has always been a slightly special/weird group when it comes to what is needed for support.
- quacked 3y ago
  If they do bring you back, charge 5x your salary as a contractor.