> It's unbelievably easy to get a job right now, especially if you're in tech.
It's not true, at least not universally. I have plenty of examples when very competent people, no less than seniors, spend months - in today's market conditions. A big chunk of the reason is this - you're laid off, so something is wrong, and often it takes time to get to interview - so you're without job, and you're offered inferior salary, and the time isn't on your side. Many people don't specialize in searching for work, they specialize in e.g. software.
Re:Talking about layoffs
by mupuff1234 on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @01:03AM
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I don't think you have to disclose that you were laid off.
You in practice have to disclose the last date you worked for your most recent employer which at a minimum makes you look very strange for quitting without another job lined up if you try to play it that way.
Re:Talking about layoffs
by dam_broke_it on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @09:48AM
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....bullshit
If the jobs are so plentiful, why are there 500-1000 other applicants for a Sr Unix SysAdmin role.....
I doubt this will be the case in 6-12 months.
What's your basis for this assessment?
If anything, in the US, there's reason to believe there will be an even lower labor supply in the future with the baby boomers retiring, a generation larger than the ones replacing it.
Companies that are laying you off are doing you a favor: you'd be making much more money working for someone else!