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    625 days ago

    Backing up “word is” by an article that says “word is” is kinda meager though. There are many things widely believed to be true that are not, or only mildly so our in specific circumstances.

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      325 days ago

      Backing up “word is” by an article that says “word is” is kinda meager though.

      Well I’m relaying what is basically common knowledge in the industry shared by people in the industry. The thing about promotion/hiring budgets is something I know directly or through people at their companies.

      Sure, it may not be industry wide, of course, but I’ve not seen any hint of a countervailing trend or pattern. What’s more, in the tech industry, it makes sense. There’s a fair amount of pivoting which is often deemed to be done best by hiring (at least some) new staff with the required expertise/experience. And maintaining existing/legacy systems is often de-prioritised such that those who’ve been at the company for a while who understand the existing systems well are not as valued as those who may help the company “grow”. Which is why I bring up the possibility that these patterns may spread to other industries.

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          125 days ago

          I’m not sure what you’re saying. The size of the labour force and the way salary “growth” relates to employer movement rate seem to me relatively independent dynamics. Moreover, I’d imagine increased layoffs positively correlate with the advantage that regularly moving employers can provide.

          Am I missing something?

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            124 days ago

            Some of the companies that pay the most are the same ones doing the layoffs, like Google.

            Trading up for money could add extra risk exposure to layoffs.

            But if every job change is seen as a pay raise opportunity, I guess layoffs are speeding the process along for you.

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              124 days ago

              AFAICT, lay-offs are pretty widespread. Sometimes the bigger employers just give the smaller ones “permission” first.

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                224 days ago

                I haven’t heard of any smaller companies in my network doing layoffs, but I’m sure there are some out there.

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                  124 days ago

                  Yea interesting. I have no numbers and I’m not really “plugged in” at all … but I’ve certainly heard of smaller places doing layoffs after Google etc. No idea how widespread that is though.