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Rad-daddio
Apr 25, 2017
real question for the WFH peeps.

Have any of you felt the heat from tech layoffs yet? I'm curious about if AI blah blah blah is really affecting the knowledge workers yet.

Also, is knowledge worker the actual title some people go by? Seen it popping up in articles lately.

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Rad-daddio
Apr 25, 2017
Thanks for the answers. It's nice to hear from actual people in the field and not news BS.

I look at AI stuff like 3D printing; it's a valuable but overhyped tool that while useful, didn't really lead to the manufacturing paradigm shift that everyone said it would.

Dr. Cool Aids posted:

knowledge wanker

also lol

Rad-daddio
Apr 25, 2017

The Bible posted:

Getting promoted internally died in the 90s. These days, you change companies every 2-3 years and move up the corporate ladder that way.

I don't remember exact numbers but you make way more doing that than sticking with one company. Companies typically hire externally rather than promote anyway.

Nepotism is another path, but that one is up to luck more than anything.

yep. Everyone says you should keep up your network and move around every few years.

I did the exact opposite; I found a small chill place that paid well and stayed there for 24 years.

Now, I'm in negotiations to buy the whole outfit.

Rad-daddio
Apr 25, 2017

Serious_Cyclone posted:

:smug: look at this loser who has had a polyester leisure suit on layaway for 24 years

It gets even funnier when it's revealed that both of my kids work for me, and my oldest is the same age i was when i started there.

Maybe my job is some kind of generational curse on my family. Oops, all machinists!

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