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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by stathibus on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:14PM (#35390994)
In my head, "tech" refers to the segment of the labor market, not the product that the company produces.

We can race to the bottom on the true definition of "tech" as far as actually producing new technology but in this context it doesn't matter.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by prerok on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:02PM (#35391747)
Ok, but what is "tech" in this context?

I can imagine those people being hired for infra stuff in other segments but the percentage seems high for programmer-level stuff.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by notJim on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:44PM (#35393373)
Simple metric: if the office had a kombucha tap in 2021, it's a tech company.
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