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Wired: Meta Employees Are Scrambling to Use Up Benefits Ahead of Layoffs
On the eve of about 8,000 jobs being cut, employees are cashing in on headphone stipends and other perks while they still can.
"...Two employees describe a widespread rush to use up an annual $2,000 flexible benefit, which can cover a variety of expenses including health and wellness activities. A separate triennial credit of $200 toward the purchase of audio gear has led to a scramble to purchase Apple AirPods and other headphones. Another source says Meta offices have been largely empty this week, as people prioritize polishing their résumés and gather offsite to commiserate with friends for what may be their final time as colleagues. Employees are variously “paralyzed,” “coasting,” and “panicked,” sources say...."
"Developers talk not just about how the #AI output is often flawed, but that using AI to get the #job done is often a more time consuming, harder, and more frustrating experience because they have to go through the output and fix its mistakes. More concerning, developers who use AI at work report that they feel like they are de-skilling themselves and losing their ability to do their #jobs as well as they used to."
- @404mediaco
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#Tech #Technology #News #Press #US #USA
Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains
“It's making me dumber for sure.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
(me: calling this the The Faux News Schism)
PBS: Older Americans say it's a good time to find a job. Younger people aren't buying it
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Older Americans say it’s a good time to find a job. Younger people aren’t buying it
The schism is likely to continue fueling generational divides in politics, where younger voters have focused on economic issues such as housing costs and have registered less faith in institutions.PBS News
2+2 years position for a software engineer / data scientist with serious programming chops in my lab at the #MRCLMB to develop tech for #connectomics and #neuroscience :
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Please do share with suitable candidates, and feel free to reach out via email to discuss details.
Deadline for application: May 10th.
Starting date: any within 2026.
Requires Masters plus industry experience, or a PhD in a suitable field – and demonstrable experience in software engineering.
Please help disseminate – either here or by copy-pasting onto emails or messages. Thank you!
#PhDJobs #neuroscience #SoftwareEngineering #jobs #ScienceJobs
Senior Investigator Scientist | Neurobiology | Dr Albert Cardona | LMB 2250
£52,253 to £60,834 per annum | Fixed-term for 2 years | Full-time | Closing date: 10 May 2026UKRI
Want a job shaping the future of #OpenSource in EU tech? European tech standards body ETSI has a new paid position available for an open source expert.
The advert doesn't say it quite like that because they have members who dislike open source, but "SDG" is the term for what was originally "Open Source Group" and this person will be managing collaborative open source projects on open source tools in a unique, challenging but hugely influential setting.
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#Jobs
Technical Expert - ETSI
Work at ETSI in a diverse, inclusive environment, uniting global talent with a shared passion for innovation, excellence, and ICT.ETSI
