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aramova@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce

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Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce

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aramova@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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It's likely Microsoft's largest job purge since it said goodbye to 10,000 employees in 2023.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29608536

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    Same, I got laid off recently and 12 years of experience isn’t even getting me interviews at in-person jobs.

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        The way out is to pivot away from now-oversaturated fields.

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        The way out is creating cooperative companies where the programmers have more votes than marketing people.

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        I am not sure if there is away out

        There is and has been this whole time a massive blinking sign that points to the way out and it is called “Unionize”

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