Welp ... I was just informed through a Slack DM that I will no longer be working at the place I'm working at in two weeks' time. That is, evidently, how we handle that now. Not entirely unexpected as the writing on the wall was evident, but still not loving that approach for reasons I haven't quite worked out yet.
If anyone needs help with their #accessibility from someone with both native #screenReader experience and a coding background, keep me in mind I guess 😊 #fediHired #layoffs

Welp ... I was just informed through a Slack DM that I will no longer be working at the place I'm working at in two weeks' time. That is, evidently, how we handle that now. Not entirely unexpected as the writing on the wall was evident, but still not loving that approach for reasons I haven't quite worked out yet.
If anyone needs help with their #accessibility from someone with both native #screenReader experience and a coding background, keep me in mind I guess 😊 #fediHired #layoffs

Salesforce regrets firing 4000 experienced staff and replacing them with AI

https://maarthandam.com/2025/12/25/salesforce-regrets-firing-4000-staff-ai/

#HackerNews #Salesforce #AI #layoffs #experience #regrets #technology #workforce

I feel its kind of odd that this wasn't mentioned by anyone else until now!

‘Lay Off CEOs Instead’: Game Awards Protesters Fed Up With The Show And The State Of The Industry

https://aftermath.site/game-awards-2025-protest-future-class-uvw/

#Labor #Layoffs #TheGameAwards #Protesters #Gaming

I feel its kind of odd that this wasn't mentioned by anyone else until now!

‘Lay Off CEOs Instead’: Game Awards Protesters Fed Up With The Show And The State Of The Industry

https://aftermath.site/game-awards-2025-protest-future-class-uvw/

#Labor #Layoffs #TheGameAwards #Protesters #Gaming

🎓 College graduates are screwed thanks to AI

｢ Artificial intelligence has gutted entry-level roles in the tech industry that Mishra and his classmates were counting on. Among his 400 classmates at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, fewer than 25% have secured job offers. His course ends in May 2026, and there’s a sense of panic on the campus ｣

https://restofworld.org/2025/engineering-graduates-ai-job-losses/

#ai #automation #layoffs #jobsearch #jobpocalypse

🎓 College graduates are screwed thanks to AI

｢ Artificial intelligence has gutted entry-level roles in the tech industry that Mishra and his classmates were counting on. Among his 400 classmates at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, fewer than 25% have secured job offers. His course ends in May 2026, and there’s a sense of panic on the campus ｣

https://restofworld.org/2025/engineering-graduates-ai-job-losses/

#ai #automation #layoffs #jobsearch #jobpocalypse

🤡 Executives will keep doubling down on AI right before the whole thing collapses, and then they'll blame bigtech and the government for not doing proper due diligence on a bunch of broken ifs pushed by dropshipping moguls

https://www.techradar.com/pro/ceos-seem-determined-to-keep-spending-on-ai-despite-mixed-success

#ai #bubble #layoffs

I feel its kind of odd that this wasn't mentioned by anyone else until now!

‘Lay Off CEOs Instead’: Game Awards Protesters Fed Up With The Show And The State Of The Industry

https://aftermath.site/game-awards-2025-protest-future-class-uvw/

#Labor #Layoffs #TheGameAwards #Protesters #Gaming

It Looks Like Eidos-Montréal Cancelled A Legacy Of Kain Reboot

｢ In addition to this canned ARPG, the studio has also cancelled a "Sci-Fi Stealth Game" which could potentially have been a new Deus Ex outing ｣

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/it-looks-like-eidos-montreal-cancelled-a-legacy-of-kain-reboot

#legacyofkain #deusex #gamedev #layoffs

These #layoffs have more to due with Verizon losing 7,000 postpaid customers than restructuring for a grander future.

👉🏾 #Verizon is laying off over 13,000 workers https://www.theverge.com/news/824970/verizon-layoffs-13-percent-employees