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Why We Are Here => Economics & Investing => Topic started by: rcjordan on March 23, 2023, 05:02:45 PM

Title: So much for attrition...
Post by: rcjordan on March 23, 2023, 05:02:45 PM
Exclusive: Walmart laying off hundreds of US workers at five e-commerce fulfillment centers | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-laying-off-hundreds-us-workers-five-e-commerce-fulfillment-centers-2023-03-23/

"Walmart has been investing heavily in automation over the past few years"
Title: Re: So much for attrition...
Post by: rcjordan on March 29, 2023, 04:52:19 PM
You mark straight line : toolgifs

https://old.reddit.com/r/toolgifs/comments/125i0rj/you_mark_straight_line/
Title: Re: So much for attrition...
Post by: ergophobe on March 29, 2023, 06:42:43 PM
Strangely mesmerizing. It's like the super minimalist version of those train videos.
Title: Re: So much for attrition...
Post by: rcjordan on March 30, 2023, 03:59:27 PM
snowballing fast....

That's not a human talking to you in the fast food drive-thru

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/human-talking-fast-food-drive-thru
Title: Re: So much for attrition...
Post by: rcjordan on March 05, 2025, 12:27:58 AM
Man, attrition(cough) has gotten pretty brutal.

San Francisco tech giant Autodesk cuts 1,350 jobs as part of move toward AI

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/san-francisco-tech-giant-autodesk-cuts-1-350-jobs-as-part-of-move-toward-ai/ar-AA1zWShh
Title: Re: So much for attrition...
Post by: littleman on March 05, 2025, 01:24:35 AM
It is terrible out here.  Before I landed this current position I applied for over 150 tech related jobs.  I got maybe three call backs.  We're going to see people with computer engineering degrees working at Starbucks soon.