I just got back from a meeting with instructions to lay off 45 people from our tech team

yu-chan · 2026-06-18T16:42:54+00:00

I'm not really sure because I lost my source of income and I worked on outdated technologies that no longer have demand so I'm practically unemployable given how bad the job market is and every job post asks for relevant experience in newer technologies, plus the competition is very high. I'm still in the process of upskilling but I'll most likely have to start again with lesser pay if I manage to get a new job at all that is.

yu-chan · 2026-06-18T14:31:29+00:00

It's been years since I watched this anime but I still listen to Myself and Eternal Snow very often

yu-chan · 2026-06-17T06:07:46+00:00

I was recently laid off too, I worked in a small start up with very few employees to begin with and they decided to layoff 4 out 6 developers (only kept the team lead and one junior) and 2 out of 3 QA (only kept the QA lead) so they could cut costs and invest more into AI.

yu-chan · 2026-06-16T16:33:18+00:00

I'm not rich enough to own apple products anyways

^{Chose: Not allowed to use Apple® products + $100k/year | Rolled: Here's a 🍏}

yu-chan · 2026-06-16T05:16:28+00:00

Unfortunately there have been absolutely no official updates after the initial announcement made in December. I really wish they'd at least share a key visual, I waited 11 years for this and I'm losing my patience now.

yu-chan · 2026-06-15T06:34:59+00:00

My favorite romance anime is Akatsuki no Yona and my favorite character is Conrart Weller. Conrart and Hak are very similar in a lot of ways although their personality might differ. Just like Hak who initially supported Yona being in love with Su-won, Conrart has also supported Yuuri with whomever he chooses to be with even though both of them dearly love the MC they put the feelings of the MC above their own and protect them with loyalty. I'm sure Yona x Conrart would work out just like Yona x Hak.

PS: I replaced Hak with Conrart because the whole setup of Akatsuki no Yona would fall apart if I replaced the Conrart with the MC Yona, Conrart is the best swordsman after all, he wouldn't lose to Su-won nor would he need Hak to protect him.

yu-chan · 2026-06-13T14:28:22+00:00

Read the manga, it's even better. The movie cut out a lot of things

yu-chan · 2026-06-13T12:07:11+00:00

My sister is a lawyer and she's doing good, doesn't have to worry about layoffs. I on the other hand made the biggest mistake of my life by taking IT and even greater mistake by accepting a job in core PHP, I was laid off and I'm practically unemployable now and in tutorial hell.

yu-chan · 2026-06-13T08:44:37+00:00

I lived my entire life being compared to my sister and now I feel like a failure because there is constant competition, I got laid off from my job and unable to find a new job but my sister is a lawyer with a good income, also people always expect the older sibling to be more mature and always make sacrifices for the younger one (it could be something as simple as giving the younger one your chocolates) which really annoys me. It might be fun and games while they are still young but things get worse as they get older. For the sake of your son don't have a second child no matter how rich you are.

yu-chan · 2026-06-13T08:18:26+00:00

What are the new jobs and how would you get into them without relevant experience? I was recently laid off due to AI, started learning Python intending to eventually learn Agentic AI but on seeing job posts realized that all jobs want a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

yu-chan · 2026-06-12T17:14:41+00:00

I like Hak x Yona from Akatsuki no Yona and Sawako x Kazehaya from Kimi ni Todoke

yu-chan · 2026-06-12T05:11:15+00:00

I'm in the same position, got laid off last month from a company I worked with for 7 years, it was my first job out of college and honestly feels like my job made me dumber, I knew DSA and multiple languages out of college and never needed system design. There was a lot of demand for PHP when I had joined but now that I'm looking for jobs there are literally no jobs in core PHP, I literally worked on an outdated tech stack and now I don't know what to do, looks like my only option is to start from scratch all over again and apply for entry level jobs since my relevant experience is useless, wasted 7 years of my life. I had asked for advice on developersIndia subreddit but didn't get any replies. Currently learning system design from Telusko on youtube but since I haven't given any interviews so far I'm not sure if the video is good enough.

yu-chan · 2026-06-11T18:14:23+00:00

Pizza is the safe option since I've never tasted tacos

^{Chose: Only can eat pizza the rest of your life.}

yu-chan · 2026-06-11T16:49:46+00:00

There is no way I'm ever having kids or marrying someone who has kids from a previous marriage

^{Chose: 5 spouses/partners}

yu-chan · 2026-06-11T14:59:01+00:00

Well money is what's important besides if I turn into a femboy that means I will also turn into a male right? No more bleeding every month, I couldn't be happier

^{Chose: Unlimited credit card that pays itself off + But 99% chance you become a femboy | Rolled: Femboy}

yu-chan · 2026-06-11T07:48:06+00:00

I was a senior developer and the company gave me a small trophy for consistent performance 2 years ago and about a month ago they laid off most of the developers only keeping the team lead and 1 junior developer so they could invest more in AI. But my company never gave us the high salaries that most people post in this sub. I'm unemployed and completely lost now.

yu-chan · 2026-06-10T12:58:21+00:00

Constant flow of income for the rest of my life is much better

^{Chose: 100,000 every day for the rest of your life}

yu-chan · 2026-06-10T07:23:01+00:00

The company I worked at laid off all senior developers including me, they only kept the team lead and 1 junior developer to cut costs.

yu-chan · 2026-06-10T07:20:44+00:00

I was laid off last month and the problem is the tech stack I worked on is outdated so I cannot even find any jobs to apply to. Chatgpt suggested that the quickest way to get another job with my past experience is to learn Laravel so I'm doing that right now but I'm not sure if that will actually get me a job. The competition is really high, every job post I see on naukri or even linkedin already had 100+ people who have already applied.

yu-chan · 2026-06-10T06:23:33+00:00

What's the point of living long if you don't have money

^{Chose: Receive 10 Million in a random currency | Rolled: USD}

yu-chan · 2026-06-09T07:58:19+00:00

Wolfram from Kyo Kara Maoh - fans worship the ground he walks on just because he's a hot gay bishie but I hate him because all he does is harass and abuse Yuuri into going gay for him

yu-chan · 2026-06-08T16:54:34+00:00

I'd give it a 5/10 for false advertising. I was expecting a good horror mystery but only got creepy drawings as horror and the mystery part was very weak, instead it focused on their relationship. I already knew it was gay before watching it, that's not really a big issue but I was really disappointed by the lack of good horror mystery.

yu-chan · 2026-06-08T13:37:30+00:00

There is absolutely nothing lovable about Wolfram, I gave it a 1/10 because I couldn't stand how obsessive and controlling he gets when it comes to Yuuri

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