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Im a tech guy. In the last week, I have received 4 cold calls about new positions and a couple more emails. This month ive seen more anecdotal hiring going on in my friend group. Is there something going on? I'm not looking, haven't updated my linkedin in years etc...etc...

For the past year, hiring in software development has been dismal and all of a sudden im seeing a huge spike.

Anyone else seeing this or am I just cherry picking?

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[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Word on the web is that big tech is clueing in that AI isn't cheaper or better without at minimum intermediate level developers baby sitting it.

I'd love to believe they're also recognizing the skills gap between people entering the industry and what the industry requires is only going to be solved by them hiring and training up entry level people. Sure would love to believe it...

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 22 minutes ago) (1 children)

I wonder if its in direct reaction to:

  1. Token price increasing (AI is more expensive than last year)
  2. More AI projects need more human maintenance
  3. More automation means more people that need to maintain said automation
  4. Inflation and computers increasing in price ironically make it more expensive for everything including labor. Which makes margins smaller for companies. Companies that would have made money with less labor costs find themselves paying extensive SaaS/automation/etc... costs.
  5. People using AI may be more expensive because...they use AI on the company dime.

Just a couple of ideas floating in my head. I am kinda neutral to AI in general. Its like a hammer to me just a tool. Good at the small scale stuff but proven pretty terrible on the maintenance side. At work AI got expensive causing management to rethink the AI strategy. Again I may be cherry-picking, but it sure feels like the above is true.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 20 minutes ago) (1 children)

I think you're pretty on point.

EoD the subscriptions aren't generating an ROI. I could see companies justifying losses in the 1st year and not accepting it will never be viable until after 2 fiscal years is the red.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 points 15 minutes ago

Id love to see the breakdown. I remember seeing some big tech companies that are taking on more liabilities right now and profits are temp down last quarter. At least the BIG companies.

[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

That training gap doesn't show up on this quarter's balance sheet, so it isn't worth addressing.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Pretty much.

I have nothing but calls for violence towards the epstein-shareholder class. Can't reform 'em. And they're fucking our kids either way.