Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by PopeDotNinja on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @05:35PM (#22621467)

Start interviewing again. Seriously. Worst case scenario your new job works out. That's pretty good downside.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by Rebles on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:51PM (#22622257)

This is solid advice. If I'm afraid of losing my future job, then, better start looking now! Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by ethbro on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:29PM (#22622593)

Also, side note, if you already signed paperwork with the new employer, press as hard as you think you can get away with, as soon and frequently as you can.

Squeaky wheel gets the grease. Sometimes, there's nothing they can do (hiring freeze from the C-level); but other times, they need to turn 10 hires into 3. Those 3 typically end up being the ones who push for it.

Would definitely push on both fronts. Good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by krolley on Thursday March 19, 2020 @05:31AM (#22625875)

It's a good idea to hedge your bets, but at my company (>50k people) we now have a hiring freeze so anybody that already got an offer is lucky to have just squeezed in. If you can get in touch with your hiring manager perhaps you could talk to them about it directly?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by samfisher83 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:58PM (#22622817)

A lot of companies have stopped travel, interview, vendor visits.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you been laid off? by rsynnott on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:37AM (#22646756)

Some companies are doing interviews fully remotely right now.

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