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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 5 days ago

Amazon Cut 30,000 Jobs But Now It Wants Laid-Off AI Workers Back as It Battles Google and OpenAI for Talent

www.ibtimes.co.uk

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Amazon Cut 30,000 Jobs But Now It Wants Laid-Off AI Workers Back as It Battles Google and OpenAI for Talent

www.ibtimes.co.uk

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 5 days ago
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Amazon is contacting some former employees about returning for AI, machine learning and cloud roles, as the company competes for specialised talent after large-scale layoffs.
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      Ok, I actually LOLed IRL seeing this as the first comment. This is such an awesome gif!

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        I would like to dedicate this post to the academy…

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    “Expedited interviews” lmao

    I hope anybody considering going back would demand full remote and quadruple their old salary.

    They’re just going to do it again once a new AI model comes out they’re happy with.

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      They should contract as consultants.

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        “Consulting” aka “tack another zero on my old rate”. Hell yeah.

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      They’re just going to do it again once a new AI model comes out they’re happy with.

      … and an ironclad contract that’ll heavily penalise them for doing that.

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      they will get rid of them once they “fixed it whatever AI broke or dint produce” dont even need to wait til a new model.

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    It took a loooooong time for sears to go under because of greed, this is going to take much longer for amazon.

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    Perhaps they should get bent.

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    where did that 200bn they spent go, cant be those sweet ai chips or datacenters.

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