https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/cisco-oracle-ibm-workers-anxious-about-job-cuts/2020/12/
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Sample size doesn't matter. The simple fact is that if you are in IT, your job is always in danger every time you wake up. It is time those in IT truly wake up and realize this. Take action instead of waiting for your number on the roulette wheel.
There was no better liberating experience than being laid off and then landing a job where you are appreciated, recognized, and can envision a good retirement. So many friends from IT in RTP have seen that fall away. They thought the gravy train would last. Competition with supply even impacts those that are working. Feel comfortable making $90k per year while there are 1000 people applying for a similar job in your company asking for $70k? Look at your job, then look at what jobs Cisco is advertising. You will quickly see there are a lot with general information that covers YOUR job. They are collecting data on how easy and cheap they can replace you.
The linked article is dog doo-doo. Near the end there is an oh-by-the-way paragraph listing the abysmally low number of responses the article is based on. Sounds like New York Times material:
"IBM, for instance, included responses from only 10 employees, while Oracle included only 11 employees, and Cisco just 13 employees. However, the Google results came from 97 employees, 82 Microsoft employees responded, and VMware was represented by 21 employees"
It’s been this way for years and Chuck plans to continue it.
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Yet we are the #1 IT company in the world.