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Quarter of tech pros say they're considering quitting jobs in next six months

Bouyant jobs market and increased stress prompt exodus, says research

On-Prem26 Jul 2023 | 28

Microsoft's 10,000 job cuts didn't quite do the trick

Redmond confirms new round of layoffs in WARN notice

Off-Prem11 Jul 2023 | 36

Startup that charged $1.20 a day for coworking space in nightclubs folds

Friyey’s cash – and beer – taps turned off

Offbeat07 Jul 2023 | 37

Former Twitter employees accuse it of holding up 891 arbitrations

Class action claims company refusing to pay mandated fees

Legal05 Jul 2023 | 27

Boss such a tyrant you need a job quitting agent? It works in Japan

Here come the taishoku daiko to tell your boss to do one... in a polite but unequivocal way

Offbeat05 Jul 2023 | 59

The death of the sysadmin has been predicted for years – we're not holding our breath

Register Kettle We'd sure like to see a bot unpick a failed update or handle users struggling to find the 'any' key

Sysadmin Month28 Jun 2023 | 44

Canada plans brain drain of H-1B visa holders, with no-job, no-worries work permits

They're vetted, almost acculturated, and will be booted from the US if they lose their gig

Legal28 Jun 2023 | 84

38 percent of tech job interviews offered exclusively to men: report

Data shows there's still some way to go toward pay and hiring equity

On-Prem23 Jun 2023 | 80

Singaporean superapp Grab delivers massive job cuts with after hours email

‘We thought you'd like some terrible news in the comfort of your own home’ was the gist of it

Software21 Jun 2023 | 7

Sysadmin and IT ops jobs to slump, says IDC

Brush up on your coding – more tech jobs are going to be hybrids that mix ops and software, or require AI skills

Software08 Jun 2023 | 51

Australia fines tech companies for exploiting foreign tech workers

Everything down under wants to either kill you, or underpay you

Legal31 May 2023 | 29

Working from home could kill career advancement, says IBM CEO

Just like turning 40, eh Arvind?

On-Prem04 May 2023 | 76

To improve security, consider how the aviation world stopped blaming pilots

When admitting to an error isn't seen as a failure, improvement easy to achieve, says pilot-turned-CISO

Security14 Apr 2023 | 69

Three quarters of UK tech pros are ready to leave their jobs

Despite layoff trend, IT staff seek mobility over security

Personal Tech11 Apr 2023 | 50

That sound you hear is VCs shutting wallets, tucking them back into Patagucci vests

OpenAI and Stripe snaffled a lot of what cash was dished out, or so this report claims

Personal Tech07 Apr 2023 | 5

Bank rewrote ads for infosec jobs to stop scaring away women

Blokes happily bluffed; women played it by the book, leaving the bank struggling to hire

Security04 Apr 2023 | 111

IT depts struggle with skills shortages despite Big Tech layoffs

You'd think there'd be more techies on the market, but many cuts were in business areas

On-Prem22 Mar 2023 | 63

Amazon lays off another 9,000, because why not?

Add another zero or so and soon we're talking real numbers

Off-Prem20 Mar 2023 | 10

Fewer bonuses for Apple staff in latest cost-cutting measure

Don't worry about Tim – executive's rewards are reportedly unaffected. Phew

Personal Tech15 Mar 2023 | 7

Aussie tech worker payroll scheme operators found guilty of tax fraud

Contractors left hanging while principals splurged on luxury goods

Cyber-crime08 Mar 2023 | 19

Atlassian to dump 500 – by email – in the name of 'rebalancing'

Collaboration upstart previously said it would 'moderate' hiring and use layoffs elsewhere to boost its talent pool

Software07 Mar 2023 | 49

Where are the women in cyber security? On the dark side, study suggests

In Brief Also, Royal ransomware metastasizes to other critical sectors, and this week's critical vulnerabilities

Security06 Mar 2023 | 43

Tech job bonfire rages on as Microsoft, GitLab and others join in

Hundreds of thousands of techies looking for work, with ultimate cost to vendors not yet tallied

On-Prem10 Feb 2023 | 14

Zoom and gloom: Vid-chat biz sheds 15 percent of staff – by email

CEO admits hyper-growth during pandemic was careless

Software08 Feb 2023 | 10

Capital One axes over 1,000 tech roles

Tis the extended season for layoffs

Software20 Jan 2023 | 8

Enterprise IT giant layoffs happened because 'some CEOs got ahead of their skis'

Spending still rosy despite job loss clouds, market seers say

On-Prem18 Jan 2023 | 7

Cloud Software Group confirms 15 percent headcount cut

CEO of Citrix/TIBCO mashup says company has 'strong foundation' and rolls out the Broadcom playbook of focusing on 'top customers'

Software12 Jan 2023 | 4

Citrix and Tibco staff report sweeping redundancies

Future is cloudy at the Cloud Software Group

Software11 Jan 2023 | 2

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO: Help us pick his replacement

Poll Will stay on as boss of servers and software – the fun bits, in other words

Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 197

Elon Musk starts poll with one question: Should I step down as head of Twitter?

Updated The ayes have it: You said 'YES'

Personal Tech19 Dec 2022 | 134

Amazon graduate hires told they can't start work until next December

'Challenging economic conditions' blamed for delays, but here's $13,000 for your troubles

Off-Prem14 Dec 2022 | 13

Amazon reportedly considers laying off 10k employees

Updated Alexa, do I have a job? Staff in corporate and technology positions in line of fire

Personal Tech14 Nov 2022 | 12

Boffins find COVID changed the way sysadmins work – probably for the worse

Crisis mode led to more formal meetings and lists, which just make more useless work

On-Prem09 Nov 2022 | 30

You fire 'em, we'll hire 'em: Atlassian sees tech layoffs as HR heaven

But investors aren't impressed by losses and unpleasant outlook

Off-Prem04 Nov 2022 | 13

Elon Musk reportedly outlines horrible Twitter layoff process

Email to your personal account is bad news, email to your work account means you still work at Twitter

Software04 Nov 2022 | 145

Hong Kong hopes to trawl the world for tech talent to build IT city

Wanted: AI experts, data scientists, fintech folk, willing to work in the shadow of repressive regime

On-Prem20 Oct 2022 | 35

LinkedIn study suggests it's not your best pals who will help get you that next job

Yeah, and about how it got that data on 20 million people for that research...

Personal Tech26 Sep 2022 | 13

Meta, Google learn the art of the quiet layoff

You're not being fired, we're just unable to facilitate your sustained employment

Bootnotes21 Sep 2022 | 85

Demand for software experts pushes tech salaries higher in UK

One in six ditching job offer from employers low-balling on pay

On-Prem13 Sep 2022 | 112

Snap to lay off one in five employees as losses mount

Original shows, games, the company's other apps, and more also being axed

Applications31 Aug 2022 | 9

Bad news, older tech workers: Job advert language works against you

And there's a study now to prove it – science!

Bootnotes02 Aug 2022 | 233

Your job was probably outsourced for exactly the reason you suspected

It costs relatively next to nothing to hire devs on the other side of the planet

Software23 Jul 2022 | 178

Tech companies ready public stances on Roe v. Wade

Some providing out-of-state medical expenses, others spout general pro-choice statements

Personal Tech27 Jun 2022 | 26

Trouble hiring? Consider loosening your remote work policy

We're going hybrid or off-prem to retain and lure staff, say polled managers

On-Prem25 Jun 2022 | 30

Intel freezes hiring for PC chip team, cites 'macroeconomic uncertainty'

Inflation, Apple M2, PC market shrink: Could the timing have been worse?

Systems09 Jun 2022 | 4

Indian developer educator Scaler moves to America with $11k online courses

MOOC dropouts, boot camp avoiders, and college-averse students sought

Software09 Jun 2022 | 5

Microsoft trumpets updated HR-friendly policies (that comply with recently changed laws)

Bins non-competes and promises salary transparency

Legal09 Jun 2022 | 10

Buoyant tech sector bucking the UK trend, says consultancy

Tech jobs – and salaries – look safe despite cooling economy

Software07 Jun 2022 | 13

46 years after the UN proclaimed the right to join a union, Microsoft sort of agrees

Redmond is open to its staff organizing, but feels they don't need to

Legal03 Jun 2022 | 40

Tech hiring freeze doesn't mean people won't leave

Comment Work culture is irrevocably changed. Businesses that don't see that are in for a rough ride

Bootnotes02 Jun 2022 | 65

Broadcom's stated strategy ignores most VMware customers

Focuses on 600 users, lets smaller outfits slide, trims R&D spend, slashes sales expenses

Virtualization30 May 2022 | 36

One in five employees at top Indian outsourcers left in the past year

Customers to be served by inexperienced workers – the only ones TCS, HCL, Infosys and Wipro can find

On-Prem03 May 2022 | 23

Airbnb will let staff work from anywhere without a pay cut

Will they WF-other people's-H?

Off-Prem29 Apr 2022 | 15

China's top e-tailer sends sacked staff a 'graduation certificate'

Massive job losses reported across Middle Kingdom's tech sector

Personal Tech29 Mar 2022 | 16

Russian IT pros flee Putin, says tech lobby group

As ostracized nation plans to replace blocked services and products

Software23 Mar 2022 | 68

Arm to drop up to 15 percent of staff – about 1,000 people

Move along, nothing to see here, totally not slimming down ahead of IPO – or a second IPO in China

Systems15 Mar 2022 | 59