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> 2020 - sorry covid, hiring and pay restricted > 2021 - see above > 2023 layoffs > 2024 dead job market > "great for software engineers" you must be refer

• ellieee 3y ago
  > you must be referring to yourself eh? or anyone else who was paying attention and had a bit of drive to seize opportunity. early 2020 to late 2022 was a gold rush
  • BadCookie 3y ago
    On the other hand, if someone made a jump to a new company in 2022, they were more likely to be on the layoff chopping block in 2023 than employees with a little more tenure. At least, I have seen in my own organization that the recently hired are at much higher risk of being laid off even if they’ve shown promise.
• bdcravens 3y ago
  The reason why you've seen so many 2023 layoffs is that companies went crazy hiring during the pandemic. "From the end of 2019 to 2023, tech companies scrambled to keep up with an explosion of consumer demand, as people stuck at home splurged on new computers and spent much more time online. Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, added a total of more than 900,000 jobs." https://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-is-big-tech-still-cutting-jobs https://www.seattletimes.com/business/why-is-big-tech-still-...
• fatnoah 3y ago
  Personally, I've had a wild ride: 2019 - 50% raise 2021 - 30% raise 2022 - layoff and eventual 67% pay cut 2023/2024 - applications everywhere, and "success" is getting a company to communicate a rejection.