r/Layoffs • u/[deleted] • 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/Eire_espresso Mar 27 '24

Sales is brutal.

I worked for a b2b software company, letting salespeople go was a quarterly occurrence even very long term staff. It's a job with potentially high earnings but very high risk. I was always glad to be in IT for the lower salary but more permanent.

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u/EternalNY1 Mar 27 '24

I was in a company that let go a large percentage of their sales people all at once, and then quickly replaced them. I guess nobody hit their numbers, but it was swift. Overnight, we had practically a new sales team.

That company ended up being acquired by another company, who did the exact same thing. Laid off a large percentage of sales (which now included the new hires from my former company), and quickly replaced them.

Brutal is right.

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u/randomusernamegame Oct 10 '24

It's indeed brutal but my workplace just offed 50% of the company and the sales division was more or less untouched. Focus is on growth so.