cyranoU.S. Tech Layoffs Hit Two-Decade High in October
https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1459276/u-s-tech-layoffs-hit-two-decade-high-in-october
jtj4135Atmospheric and Oceanic science has been heavily defunded this year. A quarter of my program at NOAA has been laid off this year.
If I lose my science job, I was planning on going into tech. Now where do I go??? It feels like the walls are closing in.
I should have gone to a trade school instead :/ STEM was a bad choice.
inmatarianDon’t wait, go straight into training in another field. Send out your resumes for a tech job, but start working on a backup.
That’s a good idea! And if I get rejected, at least I’ll know which new skills to focus on. In the meantime, I’ll try to figure out what other career besides tech would fit my education and skill set.
I have a master’s of science in atmospheric and oceanic science, which unfortunately is a very niche field. I made a miscalculation that my field would grow due to the increase in severe weather and negative affects from climate change.
Thanks for your advice :)
BeesbeesbeesEducation, perhaps? I know it’s under attack as well. Maybe there are some opportunities though.
Professors in STEM often need a PhD and postdoctoral degree to get a teaching job at a university. And those jobs were difficult to get before the federal government’s cuts in higher education.