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Twitter laying off 9% of global work force

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  • #32
    Butters1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Butters1979


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm beer taster for well known brand.

    I read "scrounger"


  • #33
    A Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭A Battered Mars Bar


    gandalf wrote: »
    Whatever happens I wish them good luck, it's not a nice trait to revel in anothers misfortune OP :rolleyes:

    I think you'll find it''s merely karma as the IT''s were first to pounce on the weak during the recession and gloat about their 100k jobs. Too bad they're lucky to even break 20k graduating these days. Wheel is always turning. Always turning.


  • #34
    midnight city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭midnight city


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm beer taster for well known brand.

    Unemployed i'd guess


  • #35
    Lux23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    They never made any money because the platform is not worth monetising all they have is active users and a few sponsored posts.


  • #36
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,577 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030, mainly due to automation and technological development.
    Obviously it will require people with qwerty keyboards to code/edit the automation process.

    Jobs to go: traditional power plant workers, transport drivers (of any type), teachers, trainers, fashion producers, construction, farmers, fishing, mining, soldiers, vehicle inspectors & QA-engineers.

    Job to be created: micro-power plant workers, traffic-distribution designers, software-course-ware designers, 3d printer repairers, robot designers-engineers-repairers, programmers.


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  • #37
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm taster for well known brand.

    Domestos? You're not supposed to drink it ye big ham.


  • #38
    A Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭A Battered Mars Bar


    Are ye all jealous about my job lol? Sure isn't IT better. I know I'd rather be stuck in a cubicle all day staring at code instead of travelling the world approving quality beer.


  • #39
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,644 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    You don't need human operator the computer. Computer operate the computer.

    Bad computer - no posting to boards on own, wait for human operator!


  • #40
    Harvey Normal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Harvey Normal


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    Will be great actually. As the hard working decent tax payer won't be funding these free loading spongers any longer. Still waiting on my 13 billion apple.

    You're confusing corporation taxes with personal taxes here.


  • #41
    Harvey Normal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Harvey Normal


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    Are ye all jealous about my job lol? Sure isn't IT better. I know I'd rather be stuck in a cubicle all day staring at code instead of travelling the world approving quality beer.

    You should retrain then.


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  • #42
    SnakePlissken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,489 ✭✭✭SnakePlissken


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    Are ye all jealous about my job lol? Sure isn't IT better. I know I'd rather be stuck in a cubicle all day staring at code instead of travelling the world approving quality beer.

    I always wondered what happened to Jay after the Inbetweeners ended, how are ya keeping, still shagging a different supermodel every day of the week?


  • #43
    stimpson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭stimpson


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I think you'll find it''s merely karma as the IT''s were first to pounce on the weak during the recession and gloat about their 100k jobs. Too bad they're lucky to even break 20k graduating these days. Wheel is always turning. Always turning.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3_DjiLLDfo


  • #44
    A Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭A Battered Mars Bar


    Mr.S wrote: »
    If IT engineers and the likes get 'replaced by computers' then ever profession will follow suit. Bit of a moot argument.

    Twitter is laying off staff because the business model (or lack thereof) is failing and popularity of the platform is decreasing.

    If you worked for Twitter you can pretty much walk into any job. Recruiters will have snapped up all of them before the end of their last day.

    The Arts won't. Computers don't have Art.


  • #45
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,059 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Beer taster...is it this beer?


  • #46
    Butters1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Butters1979


    I lost my job to a computer :mad::mad:
    But good news, I got a higher paying job running the computer that took my job. :D:D


  • #47
    Harvey Normal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Harvey Normal


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    The Arts won't. Computers don't have Art.

    True. But you taste beer. Which by the way depends on hipster IT workers with beards buying craft beer.

    I checked and no tech jobs are threatened here.


  • #48
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,444 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I think you'll find it''s merely karma as the IT''s were first to pounce on the weak during the recession and gloat about their 100k jobs. Too bad they're lucky to even break 20k graduating these days. Wheel is always turning. Always turning.

    I'm about to graduate this year in 'IT' and majority of graduate positions are offering around 30k.


  • #49
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,286 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Harvey Normal wrote: »
    True. But you taste beer. Which by the way depends on hipster IT workers with beards buying craft beer.

    I checked and no tech jobs are threatened here.

    Beer brewing is also computerised. Some microbrewers are known to use 'Raspberry Pi' to regulate temperatures during the process, etc.


  • #50
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Twitter is pointless bollocks. Civilisation is slowly coming around to this realisation. And OP, you're a very small Perl script - I replaced you years ago, remember? :D


  • #51
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 11,642 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm beer taster for well known brand.

    Its official. Beer really does kill brain cells.


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  • #52
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Lol @ anyone taking the OP seriously

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • #53
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I doubt they've much skill in anything else. Probably best learn shovel.

    In Soviet Russia, shovel learn you! :pac::pac::pac:


  • #54
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    Lol @ anyone taking the OP seriously

    I am.
    Just quit my job on the back of this thread and am going to start applying for a job picking potatoes.
    People always need potatoes.

    Cheers OP!


  • #55
    Graham
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,642 ✭✭✭✭Graham


    GLaDOS wrote: »
    Lol @ anyone taking the OP seriously

    Sometimes it's safer just to humour them until they run out of steam.


  • #56
    minikin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,977 ✭✭✭minikin


    They had to reduce the number of characters on the payroll.


  • #57
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,202 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    No harm to give it to them. Smug IT workers during the recession gloating in their cushy jobs. Won't be long before they're all replaced with computers anyway. And smug HR saying to upskill and learn code lol. IT the dying trade.

    HR told you to upskill and learn code?

    Yeah sure


  • #58
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,684 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    osarusan wrote: »
    A Bitter Mars Bar would be more appropriate.

    Nothing quite like the original, eh?


  • #59
    midnight city
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭midnight city


    This guy doesn't taste beer for a living, its the sort of thing an employed person would say trying to be funny. He is most likely unemployed and jealous of some friends of his that have been working in IT.


  • #60
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Beer brewing is also computerised. Some microbrewers are known to use 'Raspberry Pi' to regulate temperatures during the process, etc.

    Mate of mine does that at home with a little microprocessor from China that cost about 10c per-unit.


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  • #61
    HensVassal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭HensVassal


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm beer taster for well known brand.


    Sounds like you've been tasting all morning long by what you're posting.


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