I have had one agent contact me since Christmas. Possibly the worse agent I have ever encountered. Asked me if I was looking, has nothing signed off as yet but a possible. 10 minutes later I get a message on linkedin from the same agent, saying have this really good guy available, listing all their experience, places worked etc. Finished with would I like to see their CV? Basically it was my own profile he was talking about. Unbelievable.
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Originally posted by avonleigh View PostI have had one agent contact me since Christmas. Possibly the worse agent I have ever encountered. Asked me if I was looking, has nothing signed off as yet but a possible. 10 minutes later I get a message from the same agent, saying have this really good guy available, listing all their experience, places worked etc. Finished with would I like to see their CV? Basically it was my own profile he was talking about. Unbelievable.I've had daft agents offering me jobs which I'm already doing (at the same company), but never had anyone trying to flog me to myself
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Originally posted by avonleigh View PostI have had one agent contact me since Christmas. Possibly the worse agent I have ever encountered. Asked me if I was looking, has nothing signed off as yet but a possible. 10 minutes later I get a message on linkedin from the same agent, saying have this really good guy available, listing all their experience, places worked etc. Finished with would I like to see their CV? Basically it was my own profile he was talking about. Unbelievable.Comment
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Originally posted by Destiny2 View PostI was having a chat with a mate today and we came to the conclusion that our generation ( we are in our 40s ) will be the last to work in IT and make good money. The next generation after us ( ones in 20s and 30s ) have absolutely no chance
The ramifications are only in its early stages and will reverberate for a very long time, even if this government or the next decide to reverse the current open door immigration->citizenship policy for non-EU countries.Comment
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Originally posted by Destiny2 View PostI was having a chat with a mate today and we came to the conclusion that our generation ( we are in our 40s ) will be the last to workin ITand make good money.
The only silver lining is that everything becomes cheaper to produce because of AI. So living standards actually go up.Comment
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Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
ftfy, every industry will suffer stagnant salaries over the coming decades because of AI. Even industries completly safe from AI will be hit, because more people will chasing those safer jobs.
The only silver lining is that everything becomes cheaper to produce because of AI. So living standards actually go up.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostHow does AI reduce delivery, manufacturing or raw material extraction costs?
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Been a slight uptick in the number of postings on the boards over the last few days, but still not hearing anything backComment
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Originally posted by Unix View Post
If you are good at your job and able to work in a team you should not be replaced with an immigrant worker. Those being replaced are usually in lower skilled roles such as testing, project management, scrum master etc these jobs can be done be anyone really. Highly skilled Devs will always earn $$$, until AI can code but by then we will all be retired.Comment
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No idea, why people believe AI will suddenly start writing code itself.
1. Do you really believe AI will be able to write code to integrate solutions?
2. How will banks use AI to write code to process payments?
3. Will the government use AI to build counter terrisiom, security software also?Comment
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