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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 | 44

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 | 204

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

Fujitsu: Dumping older workers will wipe out quarter of forecast profit

Japanese giant tries its own digital transformation, 50-something staff aren't wanted

On-Prem09 Mar 2022 | 85

Tech Bro CEO lays off 900 people in Zoom call and makes himself the victim

Video 'The last time I did this, I cried' says Better.com CEO Vishal Garg

Off-Prem07 Dec 2021 | 118

Reg debate asks readers about their post pandemic status. Half ask, 'What status?'

Register Debate Some get a halo from the boss. Others barely get a hello

On-Prem05 Nov 2021 | 9

Don't worry, the halo won't fade from the IT dept when this pandemic is over – because it was never there

Register Debate But let me tell ya, technology work is better than diggin' a ditch

On-Prem04 Nov 2021 | 26

Love or hate your IT dept, money talks – and tech workers are getting more of it

Register Debate Show you’re worth it, demand more

On-Prem03 Nov 2021 | 23

Honeymoons last a couple of weeks – the same goes for any love for the IT department

Register Debate Even if we kept the business moving during the pandemic, it's all forgotten by the next service ticket

On-Prem02 Nov 2021 | 50

The pandemic improved the status of IT workers … forever

Register Debate Yes, the tech dept was elevated in these trying times – we just need to keep reminding everyone why

On-Prem01 Nov 2021 | 66

IPSE: More than a third of freelancers have quit contracting since IR35 reforms

Exodus, movement of the people... to the Middle East or elsewhere

Devops22 Oct 2021 | 47

Unvaccinated and working at Apple? Prepare for COVID-19 testing 'every time' you step in the office

Tell us you've been jabbed or...

On-Prem21 Oct 2021 | 249

Chinese developers rebel against long working hours with crowdsourced tell-all on employers

Despite modern labour laws, 72-hour work weeks are still common

On-Prem18 Oct 2021 | 23

Campaigners call on minister to secure funding to protect UK workers' rights

Including shielding techies against bad behaviour from dodgy umbrella firms

Legal01 Oct 2021 | 12

Activision Blizzard to pay out three days of annual profit to settle sex discrimination case

CEO so 'sorry' after deal with US watchdog

Personal Tech28 Sep 2021 | 9

Metro Bank techies placed at risk of redundancy, severance terms criticised

Exclusive Now sing with us: Agile, agile, agile...

On-Prem27 Sep 2021 | 81

Nutanix mandates vaccinations for in-office workers, doesn't mandate going to offices

Finishes FY 2021 with a bang and starts to re-open

On-Prem02 Sep 2021 | 2

Chinese developers protested insanely long work hours. Now the nation's courts agree

'996' culture and its assumption of six twelve hour days - without overtime - labelled abusive and illegal

Legal30 Aug 2021 | 55

Great reset? More like Fake Reset: Leaders need a reality check if they think their best staff will give up hybrid work

Column Fortune favours the flexible in the new normal

Offbeat28 Jul 2021 | 98