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Re:Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave" on Sunday June 09, 2024 @03:15PM (#40626758)
Can someone with experience in hiring and firing help me understand something? Microsoft has many open positions listed on their website[1]. Why would they lay off people they've already invested time and money into hiring and developing, instead of offering these employees the open positions within the company? Doesn't this seem counterproductive? Why are big tech companies so quick to fire employees?

[1] https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/search?rt=profe...

Re:Ask HN: Deal with feeling of not knowing anything well enough? on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @05:15AM (#37060314)
Thank you. That really helped.

Ask HN: Deal with feeling of not knowing anything well enough?

Posted by utopianmonk on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @05:33AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've spent 15 years in the tech industry, working with well-known tech companies and engaging in projects that I'm proud of. My main focus has been on creating reliable, widely-used distributed systems. However, I often feel like I lack in-depth knowledge. The challenges I face seem quite similar, like working with building blocks. My approach involves learning what's necessary to solve...

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Ask HN: How do you implement and monitor contract compliance in your products?

Posted by utopianmonk on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @12:36PM
from the ask-hn dept.

What are the standard practices to implementing and monitoring of legal contracts for different products across your org? Say, every user that joins the service should be an adult.We currently have teams owning products implement the legal contracts by working closely with legal. And an internal audit team that does periodic audits to check the compliance.What are other ways to achieve this?...

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Re:Show HN: Bort.io – Web application for website bookmarks and search on Thursday October 08, 2015 @07:31AM (#10352003)
Great work, I really like this. Maybe allow other ways to sync JSON file OneDrive, GoogleDrive etc.?
Re:Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? on Thursday April 09, 2015 @08:38AM (#9347064)
-Software Architecture: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline by Mary Shaw and David Garlan

-The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre

Re:Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch accessory on Thursday September 05, 2013 @04:41AM (#6332893)
It is really surprising how Pebble hit almost all the right spots [ form factor, multi-day battery, screen readability, standard watch strap, hardware buttons, SDK ]. Sure there is room for improvement but we've now seen three big tech companies ( Sony, Samsung and Qualcomm) bringing in smartwatches and none of them got close to Pebble.
Re:Ask HN: What time do you go to sleep every day? on Friday February 01, 2013 @12:56AM (#5149449)
2AM - 7:00AM
Re: on Thursday December 27, 2012 @10:23AM (#4973575)
Mindblowing?...not even close and search is downright abysmal!
Re:Facebook's 'Awesome' Announcement: Video Calling on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @03:23PM (#2735445)
'Awesome'...not even close. It does not work on linux. Its prompting me to install an exe. not cool!!