Oracle laid off ~13% of its staff to fund a $300B computing deal with OpenAI. Now, a credit downgrade and $7B in required power grid guarantees put the massive project in jeopardy.
You’re still part of the corporate machine if you work at Walmart or McDonald’s, they won’t pay you enough to feed your family and I doubt the job is satisfying.
Like you do realise it was standard operating procedure in the US tech scene to apply for at least 400-500 jobs BEFORE the layoff craze that’s lasted years now, right?
It’s different in my country but it took me 3 whole months to find a new job when unemployed which was pretty bad compared to my previous experience. A bit later it took my friend a YEAR to get a new job. Now their boss is saying every engineer should be providing at least 3x value to customers using AI and they have no option but to stay at this job because nobody is hiring.
Mate, I know people who are having trouble finding jobs at shops, let alone anything that pays enough for an adult with responsibilities to be able to afford to take it.
How many small businesses do you think are hiring these days?
You’re incredibly privileged if you think everyone can just afford to do whatever it is you do that you don’t benefit a single corporation. I assume you’re an artisan who crafts something out of materials you get from your own land or something.
I never said anything about not benefiting a corporation - you seem to have imagined that.
Some corporations have shit objectives, others do not.
There are loads of people who work for companies and really believe they’re making the world a better place through their work.
You’re trying to present an argument that you need to work for an AI company or whatever to put food on the table, but it just doesn’t stack up. Plenty of people are not starving and are not doing that for a living.
When you’re in a “need a job” situation, of course you take anything you can. If you end up at Oracle you don’t stop looking. You take their money until you find something better.
You’re still part of the corporate machine if you work at Walmart or McDonald’s, they won’t pay you enough to feed your family and I doubt the job is satisfying.
Like you do realise it was standard operating procedure in the US tech scene to apply for at least 400-500 jobs BEFORE the layoff craze that’s lasted years now, right?
It’s different in my country but it took me 3 whole months to find a new job when unemployed which was pretty bad compared to my previous experience. A bit later it took my friend a YEAR to get a new job. Now their boss is saying every engineer should be providing at least 3x value to customers using AI and they have no option but to stay at this job because nobody is hiring.
What do you want me to say?
“Its ok pet. Your kids will be forgive you.”
I suggest you try going and being homeless with your kid so you don’t have to work for any corporation.
They’ll be happier that way, then there’s no forgiveness to seek since you never failed them by working for a corporation.
False dichotomy.
No, it’s exactly the conversation, if you’d recall.
There are innumerable employment options besides shitty employer or bust.
No it’s not, because you’re advocating for people to be unemployed in an increasingly horrible job market.
I’m not advocating for people to be unemployed, you made that up.
Loads of people have jobs that align with their values.
Mate, I know people who are having trouble finding jobs at shops, let alone anything that pays enough for an adult with responsibilities to be able to afford to take it.
How many small businesses do you think are hiring these days?
You’re incredibly privileged if you think everyone can just afford to do whatever it is you do that you don’t benefit a single corporation. I assume you’re an artisan who crafts something out of materials you get from your own land or something.
I never said anything about not benefiting a corporation - you seem to have imagined that.
Some corporations have shit objectives, others do not.
There are loads of people who work for companies and really believe they’re making the world a better place through their work.
You’re trying to present an argument that you need to work for an AI company or whatever to put food on the table, but it just doesn’t stack up. Plenty of people are not starving and are not doing that for a living.
When you’re in a “need a job” situation, of course you take anything you can. If you end up at Oracle you don’t stop looking. You take their money until you find something better.