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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 148 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Who will fuck up the settings, control panel, registry, etc. interfaces now? The person who keeps putting Candy Crush on the start menu like it’s their life mission?

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It's so funny going through the control panel, getting to more and more esoteric settings, and seeing the UI getting older and older. I ditched Windows after Windows 7 but remember seeing menu themes that looked like they haven't been updated since Windows NT

[–] 7rokhym@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Windows Webcam camera settings, when I finally find them on Windows 11 to control pan and zoom, have been the same for 25 years, maybe 30. The thing is, it used to be easy to find the controls, but they keep making Windows slower & harder to use. It’s such a rat nest.

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[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 18 points 3 weeks ago

That's because Windows NT is still in there

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[–] EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 120 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Cool. I mean I haven't been able to get past a single 10-minute "I just want to go over the job with you and collect some basic information" phone interview in 6-months.

But ya know. Another 6,000 people on the market is cool too.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 42 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I keep hoping this will spark some sort of anti-capitalist zeitgeist. But labor might be too scattered and individualistic.

Like, why are we all scrambling for a handful of jobs when the rich have so many resources?

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

Because have fun doing anything about it while scrambling to survive

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[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 12 points 3 weeks ago

"But that's communism!"

  • The USA, probably
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[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I lost my job in April 2024 and I finally got my new job at the end of January. Keep your chin up. Look for people you know who could give referrals. That's how I ended up getting hired. Good luck!

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[–] CapriciousDay@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I've been saying for years the corporate world was getting ready to pull the rug from tech workers. Why do people think educational standards (and as it goes, engineering standards) for software development have been pushed down so much over the last decade? "What if you get hit by a bus??" A well strangely well backed movement to "stop gatekeeping" software development now revealed as a trojan horse to make developers fungible.

Well it might take 2TB of RAM for this buggy prod system to store and retrieve a JSON blob but at least anyone can work on it.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 84 points 3 weeks ago (25 children)

There has never been a better time to switch to Mint, Pop_OS, or Bazzite.

[–] gradual@lemmings.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

You could just say Linux, lol.

We gotta stop upvoting distro-shilling.

[–] witx 27 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (14 children)

Right and people that don't know which distros to use will get lost

How are you supposed to get new people in without advising?

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[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They are probably the best distros for newcomers. I think its an absolutely valid comment.

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah, went Mint 18 months ago. Started at MSDOS in the 1990s, ended at W10.

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[–] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I am sure the people who just lost their job will be super happy about that.

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[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemm.ee 70 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I work in games. Its fucking incredible looking at my linkedin. I would say about 80% of my coworkers throughout my career are out of work right now. I started my own company because I was sick of it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I started my own company because I was sick of it.

I'm genuinely curious to hear how you've found it easier to land clients than employers. In my experience, you really need a good in with a bigger firm if you're going to have any hope of launching a business. Unless your old employer is jettisoning their contracts as quickly as they jettison their staff, that can be tricky.

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[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Microsoft is dead. Long live the Linux!

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[–] aramova@infosec.pub 45 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Well, shit. Here we go again.

Is there an over/under going on for the rest of the tech sectors 's layoffs this year?

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 48 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (17 children)

There will definitely be more, especially as the economic situation in the US continues to worsen. Big tech works under the unsustainable model of unlimited growth, and even if profits increase, if they don't increase "enough" they lay off workers. They could save a ton of money by laying off execs, but they'll never do that.

I've found layoffs.fyi to be pretty up to date with tracking how many people are laid off in the tech sector. It's no wonder that it's nearly impossible to find a job in tech, and these execs and boards are to blame.

I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered a career change, not because of the work itself but because I'm exhausted from worrying about if I'll have a job to pay the bills tomorrow. The only thing stopping me is that I have no idea what I'd do otherwise.

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

I've been heavily considering a career change. I'm in government, so on top of the DOGE bullshit, I can't even look to the private sector for reprieve because tech layoffs have been insane for over 3 years.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago

The beatings will continue until tech workers unionize.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This would LITERALLY Not have Happened if we just CUT THEIR TAXES! LITERALLY that's the ONLY Reason Companies LAYOFF Staff!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We should have given Elon another billion! Then, we would truly live in utopia. Alas, it was not so.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

pre-empting the AI non existent returns

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

The tech industry is about to become a total shit show. Mark my words

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago (13 children)

About to? It’s been brutal for the past 3 years.

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[–] picandocodigo@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

It's been a total shit show for quite some time now...

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[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't worry sounds like they are setting up sweat shops to keep these people busy.

[–] aramova@infosec.pub 38 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 3 weeks ago

The children yearn for the salt mines!

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[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I hope they lay off the world of warcraft class balancing team those fuckers have no idea what they are doing

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[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 15 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Microsoft has 200,000 employees? Dang

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago

They didn’t have growth mentality.

[–] J52@lemmy.nz 13 points 3 weeks ago

They know what's coming and That's going to make America grate again.

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