How is the job market for you guys?
I've been on the hunt recently and I feel like I'm dating in a leftist shithole while broke and short.
@FinalDresdonation Thank for the sanity check.
Good to know it's not just me.
I'm looking for a new job as ANOTHER female got promoted above me.
But this job market is so shit I'm glad I didn't quit before I started looking.
@basedbagel I just always keep my eyes open. I'm not in a bad spot, but have much more preferable areas to be. I'd like to make that jump at some point.
I feel that getting passed over bit a little. Though I'm being stone walled right now and as I said moving in preferable. Companies must be in some sort of 'recession fear' mode because it was not even months ago that internally we had so much open and there were postings everywhere. Due to how specific our work is no way those got filled.
@FinalDresdonation Same here but TBH I' have no desire to go back into the office.
Companies are definitely slowing down with recession fears and I know the holidays are slow as well.
If I was making a horizontal instead of a lateral move I think it'd be much easier.
Oh well, hard times make strong men.
@basedbagel The more stable corporations are in contraction and staying conservative due to economic climate, meanwhile plagued by diversity hiring policies.
To get around diversity hiring, you have to be highly specialized, and/or highly experienced to break past the mediocre performance of other general hires. If you're in tech, I'd suggest contracting, ask top dollar, screw the benefits since they're mostly toilet paper.
@basedbagel I was somewhat fortunate pre-covid to pick up a contract to hire position for a company that's highly diversity focused. As a bearded, white as ghost, male, I'm still surprised. I think the only reason was because everyone was so incompetent and the job market was starved for hirable talent, they couldn't hold out for alternatives.
But yes, it's a dumpster fire, and dealing with the social aspects of corporate is a shit show, but it's tolerable if you're Machiavellian enough.
" it's tolerable if you're Machiavellian enough."
True but it's times like this I wish my business didn't go belly up.
I wasn't making as much money but I had the freedom to work when I wanted, how I wanted and with who I wanted.
It. was. BEAUTIFUL!
Now that I'm back on the job I'm doing inefficient bullshit work that has no impact and it makes me miss my biz so bad.
@basedbagel I sympathize, I know the pain. Embrace the suck, it's going to be a rough few years ahead. Just know that most people are lazy, stupid, and incompetent, and be focused at being above the norm.
@red_dread I'm working on some certs to get more specialized.
I'm doing okay right now but I'm trying to make a lateral move so I can get some real $$.
Contracting is my end game but due to covid my network took a big hit.
No worries though at least I'm still employed.
@basedbagel It is surprisingly thin in some industries it seems. Otherwise there are tons of 'postings' that I'm qualified for, but not getting calls as per usual.