Twitter laying off 9% of global work force

jimgoose · 27-10-2016 02:12PM

Winterlong wrote: »

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!

That now is a bit "working-class", in fairness. You should aim for the stars, and go travelling the World tasting potatoes.

Penn · 27-10-2016 02:16PM

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

You don't need human operator the computer. Computer operate the computer.

Dude, haven't you learnt anything from Terminator, The Matrix, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Baby's Day Out, Wargames etc?

frozenfrozen · 27-10-2016 02:17PM

there must be a tech bubble at the moment. snapchat and the like being valued in the billions with no plan or means to ever generate profit

Butters1979 · 27-10-2016 02:19PM

jimgoose wrote: »

That now is a bit "working-class", in fairness. You should aim for the stars, and go travelling the World tasting potatoes.

Ah, another Irish mans dilemma. Do I eat the potato now, or wait for it to ferment so I can drink it later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOtls2ZvjE4

HensVassal · 27-10-2016 02:19PM

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.

Not really, as a systems engineer and with a side business I spend plenty of time travelling and often working whilst sitting in a cafe or bar or bierkeller around Europe, so long as they have wifi.

I'm currently working on a computer that tastes beer. Your days are numbered, pal.

silverharp · 27-10-2016 02:19PM

there is only so much "see what these 10 child actors look like now" ad revenue

27-10-2016 02:20PM

Winterlong wrote: »

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!

"Goodbye Mushin Durkin"

27-10-2016 02:21PM

jimgoose wrote: »

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

Sssshh the op might take offence and spit his beer out

Your Face · 27-10-2016 02:22PM

The OP is a legend.

Butters1979 · 27-10-2016 02:25PM

HensVassal wrote: »

I'm currently working on a computer that tastes beer. Your days are numbered, pal.

And I'm working on one that trolls After hours all day.

All our days are numbered!!!:eek:

27-10-2016 02:28PM

HensVassal wrote: »

Not really, as a systems engineer and with a side business I spend plenty of time travelling and often working whilst sitting in a cafe or bar or bierkeller around Europe, so long as they have wifi.

I'm currently working on a computer that tastes beer. Your days are numbered, pal.

How do you solve the 'bug' in the system also known as a hangover? :P

NyOmnishambles · 27-10-2016 02:44PM

Butters1979 wrote: »

And I'm working on one that trolls After hours all day.

All our days are numbered!!!:eek:

To be honest given the syntax errors and speech patterns I wouldn't be surprised if the Op was a bot and this thread was some form of crude Turing test

jimgoose · 27-10-2016 02:47PM

frozenfrozen wrote: »

there must be a tech bubble at the moment. snapchat and the like being valued in the billions with no plan or means to ever generate profit

Oh there's a lot of Unicorns out there, just waiting to disappear back into legend. All this VC funding and overvaluing is actually a sign of The Fear - Winter's a-comin', and the Bears know it.

jester77 · 27-10-2016 02:57PM

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.

Cushy... we earn these 6 figure salaries between all the pool games, power naps, free meals and parties.

endacl · 27-10-2016 11:57PM

9% of the global workforce? How frickin' big are twitter?!?

:eek:

Blazer · 28-10-2016 12:03AM

Op probably worked in Dell putting computers into boxes because he was too dumb to do anything else.IT is still booming but of course he only associates Twitter with IT forgetting about support, sales, media relations etc.

buried · 28-10-2016 12:19AM

About 10 years ago I used to share a house with a person who worked in this groundbreaking IT cloud computing world and one day he just packed in his job and left, said it was because the area he was working in was all about these companies he was working for, the technology was creating 'universes' where not alone the technology would function by themselves, but the tech will literally create their own actual 'universes' which would lead to the likes of him and everyone like him becoming redundant in a few years time. I thought he was mad, first at the 'universe' talk, and then when he left the job. This was around the time the celtic tiger construction hype had totally collapsed and the news was telling everyone to move into the arena of the upcoming IT/Cloud/Internet market in order to survive.

RDM_83 again · 28-10-2016 01:11AM

Leaving aside the OP's thing, why isn't a lot of IT at massive risk automation even in comparison to a lot of other industries? If machine learning/AI advances the way people say isn't it more likely that a large amount of programming work will disappear.
I'm not saying the highest end would disappear but why wouldn't programs be created to simplify the process allow Mary the Facilities manager to automate her office and Harry the Warehouse manager to write his own bespoke systems for his deliveries etc.

Harvey Normal · 28-10-2016 01:28AM

buried wrote: »

About 10 years ago I used to share a house with a person who worked in this groundbreaking IT cloud computing world and one day he just packed in his job and left, said it was because the area he was working in was all about these companies he was working for, the technology was creating 'universes' where not alone the technology would function by themselves, but the tech will literally create their own actual 'universes' which would lead to the likes of him and everyone like him becoming redundant in a few years time. I thought he was mad, first at the 'universe' talk, and then when he left the job. This was around the time the celtic tiger construction hype had totally collapsed and the news was telling everyone to move into the arena of the upcoming IT/Cloud/Internet market in order to survive.

Yeh. He'd be right fcuked if he still worked in cloud computing today. That never took off.

gormdubhgorm · 28-10-2016 01:59AM

OP Is that you Mr Orwell?

Clampdown · 28-10-2016 02:11AM

They should only be allowed to lay off 140 characters at a time.

A Battered Mars Bar · 28-10-2016 05:17AM

Interesting topic the gooey battered chocolate has created. First we had mass hysteria when confronted by the ground breaking OP and now slowly the realisation that IT is done for as a trade. If you want a job stick with the archaic real work and take your head from the proverbial cloud. Anyone still stuck in denial, I've one thing to say to you. It's a minute to midnight.

dmc17 · 28-10-2016 07:07AM

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.

So, what you're saying is........computers are going to replace everything and IT is a dying trade?

Sure, that makes sense....

Keyzer · 28-10-2016 10:07AM

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.

What a joy you must be, talk about the epitome of a miserable and bitter person...

Xrok12 · 28-10-2016 11:38AM

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Interesting topic the gooey battered chocolate has created. First we had mass hysteria when confronted by the ground breaking OP and now slowly the realisation that IT is done for as a trade. If you want a job stick with the archaic real work and take your head from the proverbial cloud. Anyone still stuck in denial, I've one thing to say to you. It's a minute to midnight.

Been to see 'Inferno' lately?

Bandana boy · 28-10-2016 11:58AM

OP is right , Jet fuel cannot melt steel beams !
sorry I meant
Killer clowns are going to "purge" on Nov 4th during the Garda Strike and we all need to prepare

Sorry I meant
Obama !

Sorry I meant
IT is dead because one IT company has not met its growth targets
We should all abandon hope and get jobs in its replacement industry -which is not going to use computers and all my friends who earn more than me and think they are smarter are going to be well Jell of my service industry job , so there .

mic drop

A Battered Mars Bar · 28-10-2016 01:50PM

Bandana boy wrote: »

OP is right , Jet fuel cannot melt steel beams !
sorry I meant
Killer clowns are going to "purge" on Nov 4th during the Garda Strike and we all need to prepare

Sorry I meant
Obama !

Sorry I meant
IT is dead because one IT company has not met its growth targets
We should all abandon hope and get jobs in its replacement industry -which is not going to use computers and all my friends who earn more than me and think they are smarter are going to be well Jell of my service industry job , so there .

mic drop

Just one company??? VINE SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT!!! It's a minute to midnight people!

Apple Iphone sales are down.
Samsung has billions wiped off
Twitter is dying
Yahoo is dead
Vine is dead

It's a minute to midnight people! Do you want to be in the IT bubble when it bursts???

frozenfrozen · 28-10-2016 01:54PM

why is twitter banned in the army

because they would retweet

Harvey Normal · 28-10-2016 01:55PM

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Just one company??? VINE SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT!!! It's a minute to midnight people!

Apple Iphone sales are down.
Samsung has billions wiped off
Twitter is dying
Yahoo is dead
Vine is dead

It's a minute to midnight people! Do you want to be in the IT bubble when it bursts???

Yahoo is dead. I'll give you that.

Lucas Hood · 28-10-2016 01:59PM

They're getting an old eircom/meteor building done up on fenian street at the minute. Expected to move in soon i think.

Twitter laying off 9% of global work force

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