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submitted 4 hours ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Current tech layoffs are mostly a result of over hiring during the pandemic. Blaming AI is just the sales pitch to investors try to prove that the AI spending was worth it.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 27 minutes ago (1 children)

I find this hard to believe, since I remember those pandemic layoffs already happening around 2023.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 points 14 minutes ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago)

Wasn't this more related to the Trump era H1B limitations expiring under Biden around 2022? I may be misremembering the timeline since time after 2020 is fucked, but I swear I remember a greater uptick of H1B hires in tech around this time, as well as outsourcing teams to India.