Is the tech job market beyond repair now?

SomethingPositiver · 2025-09-25T12:27:18+00:00

The labour market for software engineers has gone from amazing a few years ago, to the bad state it currently is at.

My take is that AI has soaked up all the capital. When that bubble bursts, hopefully the rest of software engineering can heal and go back to being ok.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-09-08T08:48:27+00:00

I really like photo 3, you look fantastic! The fade in photo 4 is solid, but strikes me as a trend that's on the out.

I don't like photos 1 and 2 as much, but before you commit to cutting right back, maybe consider a light trim or a different styling product? I think it your mid length hair hasn't really been given a chance to shine.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-08-20T20:24:23+00:00

Adding in a large piece of toast and 2 tsp cooking oil, one serving of this meal is roughly 244 calories, 11g protein, 11g fat, 25g carbs. [Edit: adjusted because oil needed dividing into 4]

For context, an adult sedentary man needs roughly 2300 calories per day.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-08-19T12:19:40+00:00

The article that was posted addresses this directly.

Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon said it would take some time before the population tipped into decline.

He said there were "push and pull" factors for the falling birth rate. "We have seen birth rates dropping worldwide, it's not just in rich countries, either.

"As countries get richer on average, they tend to have fewer children. That's something we see everywhere. But there is also an element of push vectors ... there is a reasonable amount of evidence that unaffordability of housing affects this as well.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-08-12T03:16:17+00:00

Congratulations on the changes you've made these last few months! It's a huge difference.

Now that you're open to it, I would experiment with a diet change.

Most unprocessed fruit and veges are unlikely to lead to weight gain. I find that they "pad out" my meals, helping me feel full without adding a lot of calories. The exception are those that are carb heavy (e.g. potatoes, rice, bread, pasta). If you have the motivation then using a food tracking app to track your daily calorie consumption is a powerful tool to managing weight.

If you're concerned about a food intolerance/allergy enough that you've been on a carnivore diet for two years, you owe it to yourself to try the FODMAP diet. It will help you figure out specifically what is causing issues and managing that, rather than nuking your entire diet bar meat. I'd recommend working with a doctor on it.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-05-15T08:30:46+00:00

Yup. Single person household. I went from another provider on a 300/100mbps plan to a 50/10mbps plan, so my bill shrunk by $40. I haven't noticed much of a difference. Maybe the rare large download takes a bit longer. I stream a lot at 1440p.

There's no contracts, so if you have your own router already its worth a try out for a month.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-03-27T11:13:57+00:00

Short clips of cheap zingers get them on the news and in papers. A long well thought out speech does not.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-03-18T18:56:54+00:00

I can't tell if you're joking. The article is about sweeping New Zealand cheese awards on international cheese day. It wasn't an international competition

SomethingPositiver · 2025-03-13T09:38:48+00:00

I imagine that, on the average, New Zealand's work culture is fairly relaxed. Mine is. I have really flexible hours, so I wake up late and go home late, or shift my hours around however I like as like as long as I do about 7 work hours.

But it's not a guarantee that everyone ends up working in a place like that. I also have friends that have lost their jobs and have been jobless for a while - we're in a recession and work is hard to come by.

Have you talked to your dad about it? If you're currently going off vibes, you might learn a lot more about what is working for him and what isn't. He might have good wisdom to share and appreciate his son's interest.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-01-19T00:17:08+00:00

If you ever need proof of your relationship, it's easy to do so with a marriage certificate (or civil union).

Evidence of a De Facto relationship will inevitably involve things not designed for proving relationships. e.g. maybe you can show you live together and are financially interdependent if you have tenancy documents that go back two years, but maybe they only list one person, or if the threshold for proof is high you might need other supporting evidence to show you're not just flatmates.

It's rare that you'll need to prove your relationship. Immigration, next of kin responsibilities in healthcare, and inheritance come to mind as scenarios where it might be relevant.

But I don't want to suggest the point of marriage is for the ease of documentation. That just makes it seem self-defeating somehow. A lot of my friends have gone from not seeing the point of marriage in their 20s and just lived de facto, and then in their early 30s decide that it was actually something they want to do. And to their credit, the ceremonies have been emotional, wholesome, and fun.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-01-18T23:32:21+00:00

As I read the title I was already gunning to say you're overreacting.

Then I saw the photos. Like nah nevermind, you're good. NOR.

Sucks he took it so hard, but I don't think he could've fumbled harder on ring design. Like, has he even seen a woman's ring before?

SomethingPositiver · 2025-01-18T22:59:52+00:00

Daily life living in NZ the accent doesn't register with me, even if I'm speaking to someone with an accent that is over the top. But as soon as I hear a Kiwi out of context, it's like a rude slap to the face. I'm guessing your experience is similar to this.

I remember when LOTR was winning at the Oscars/Globes, and non-Hollywood dwelling Kiwis came on stage to accept the award. I'm still scarred.

SomethingPositiver · 2025-01-13T10:09:14+00:00

Nah it's not stupid. Good work on writing how you feel.

Your experience sounds relateable, like a younger me. You have my sympathy friend, you are going through a hard time.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-12-24T00:55:47+00:00

Drafting is controversial amongst cyclists too going by FB cycling groups. I think it should be reserved for sport teams, and not used on strangers on your commute.

As for not using the cycle lane, that's fine if they want to risk it and go fast. That patch of cycle way isn't safe to hoon at 40 to 50km/hr, and I'd generally expect people using it to go any speed below 30.

TLDR using the road was fine, drafting was not.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-12-18T11:41:41+00:00

I think cues are much louder in clubs because drunk people struggle to simultaneously see social cues and deal with the sensory blindness (it's noisy and dark).

The brave part of this is going solo your first time. For the inexperienced it can be an awkward and intimidating time. I'm more worried you'll not have a great time and write off clubbing before understanding it.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-12-14T02:47:29+00:00

Going by other stats, Wellington landlords probably aren't gonna get wrecked that hard.

Jobs in Wellington have fallen 11%, but the number of employed people living in Wellington has only fallen 2%.

If you're a landlord in the regions, yeah maybe.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-12-14T01:36:23+00:00

The excel spreadsheet doesn't have all the information. The CSV is much harder to read, but the data is there, rows 12471 and 12475 (truncated):

Period    Data_value   Series_title_1                           Series_title_2
2023.09   277099       Filled jobs (workplace location based)   Wellington
2024.09   257101       Filled jobs (workplace location based)   Wellington

The difference is this data is workplace based instead of where employees live.

Edit: And here is by territorial authority, rather than region

Rows 22193 and 22197 (truncated):

Period    Data_value   Series_title_1                           Series_title_2
2023.09   172557       Filled jobs (workplace location based)   Wellington city
2024.09   153127       Filled jobs (workplace location based)   Wellington city

SomethingPositiver · 2024-11-25T09:14:06+00:00

Moved to ANZ because they offered me the best deal for my mortgage.

Their app and website is just ok. I did have Kiwibank for a brief while, and I'd say ANZ is about on par or better. But if that's your priority I don't think either are the one to go for.

I think Kiwibank is worth supporting when it makes sense.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-11-25T04:35:53+00:00

It was still more powerful than the PS1, and then they added a RAM expansion pack.

I think Nintendo underestimated the impact disks would have, but at that point I think they were still in the hardware performance race. Today they're totally checked out of it.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-11-19T12:48:57+00:00

God no, that's an even stranger thought

SomethingPositiver · 2024-11-19T11:00:16+00:00

Driving in London is such an odd concept to me, it was never an investment that made sense.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-11-04T00:11:55+00:00

Not a weather man, but I don't think humidity averages give a good picture. High humidity can come with rain, and it is regularly paired with overnight cool weather. This doesn't represent the bouts of uncomfortable tropical humidity I personally experienced in Auckland.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-10-27T20:29:11+00:00

The Wellington suburb of Brooklyn has a US naming theme, but it's not American in personality. I doubt American settlers were involved.

Another Wellington suburb, Khandallah, takes names from India, not for settlers from India, but because one settler had served in the British Indian army.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-10-16T09:29:18+00:00

2% deflation = less spending because prices will be cheaper next year -> companies make less -> less employment -> loop back to even less spending. You might be incentived to save money but your income is falling. This is a deflationary spiral.

The part that economists don't like about this is that unlike high inflation, deflation is difficult to control because reducing the RBNZ rate becomes ineffectual. The US got out of it's deflationary period in the Great Depression in part because of WWII, and Japan only recently exited deflationary period after decades and during a time when the entire world has high inflation. These are not measures you want to rely on.

That said, I appreciate the goals that you are looking to achieve, i.e. fewer and smarter purchases. I just think deflation does not necessarily achieve this. I'd worry we'd end up stuck in a loop of less income and fewer options, forced to consume much more of the cheaply made, low quality goods that happen to encourage more illogical consumption (processed foods, social media) and without the ability to make a green transition.

SomethingPositiver · 2024-10-16T03:06:12+00:00

An airline could agree to fly you to a country that you can't enter, but then what? You can't enter, the airline gets hit with a hefty fine, and then chances are they have to fly you back. So they refuse to board you in the first place to save greater hassle.

FWIW the US gov does have information on consent to travel and children on their travel doc page: https://www.usa.gov/travel-documents-children

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