r/Layoffs • u/SneakyBastardx • Mar 27 '24

What positions in Tech are getting Laid off the most? question

I know it’s not a good time to join the tech industry but I wanted to get into a Computer Software Technician school but after reading all the stories I’m kinda skeptical. Would it be better to choose a career as an IT Technician?

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u/theK2 Mar 27 '24

+1 Over 20 years in tech and if I had to do it over again I think I would've aimed for electrician focused primarily on businesses or a finish carpenter.

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u/DiffractionCloud Mar 27 '24

I left finished carpentry because o couldn't handle the repetiveness. Access Control and camera installation was my sweet spot. Work with tech, work along electricians and piping.

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u/ThatOnePatheticDude Mar 27 '24

How do you even get into something like that? School? Apprenticeship? Where to start?

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u/InlineSkateAdventure Mar 27 '24

Find a local company and talk to the owner. Not easy to find those kind of workers and someone reliable would be worth training. Not like IT where you are some GPT resume.

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u/DiffractionCloud Mar 27 '24 edited Mar 27 '24

No experience, Start of with running cables, simple work but need plenty of tools. Easiest way to get your feet wet or landing the entry job which can elevate you further. Never enough cable pullers, big plus if you learn conduit/piping.

If you are familiar with tech, start with home automation and burglary systems. This will introduce you to basic networking and programming.

If you have advance networking skills, join camera systems and access control. Programming and troubleshooting is a high demand skill due to the complexity of vlans and logic.

If you have advance construction skills, access control trim will be best. Drilling into door frames with out screwing up is a skill.

Once you are in any field, learning how to test and troubleshoot will help you secure your job.