Paul Vick on Mythryl: “My anecdotal impression from talking to folks is that companies are…”

My anecdotal impression from talking to folks is that companies are definitely on the hire and looking for people but are also being incredibly conservative and bouncing folks for minor imperfections. Maybe because layoffs make them paranoid about needing perfection, maybe "many fish in the sea"?

Gergely Orosz@gergely.pragmaticengineer.com

Been doing research on the job market for devs: and it's still a weird market. Job openings are up, but devs don't seem to feel that it's a much better market? Meanwhile, companies are also struggling to fill roles. Take this full remote (US) sr eng role at $155-184K salary at a nonprofit. 0% AI:

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