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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now (finance.yahoo.com)
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It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

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[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

If people randomly drew your name out of a hat, on average you would have to apply to "the average number of applicants for positions you are applying for" number of jobs to get hired. Keep at it, some jobs see thousands of applicants.