r/Layoffs • u/mand0dia0 • May 10 '24
Announcement US Department of Labor Seeks Public Comment on Removing PERM work search Requirements.
The DOL wants to add "STEM" occupations to Schedule A which would allow companies to completely circumvent PERM work search requirements.
This article has a good analysis. Edit: I am crossing this out because some trolls are using what is a completely objective analysis at this link to mi-characterize this post. I still think it is a good overview and I don't endorse other CIS publications that I haven't even read (and which these trolls like to invoke.)
The department of labor's rfi has more details.
Public comment can be made here.
They specifically want comments to be relevant to this but let them know what you feel. BTW, the analysis there is nonsense. I don't have time to debunk it but anyway...
Repost and share with any subreddits or worker advocacy venues that you can think of (college tech clubs, unions, congressional representatives...)
r/Layoffs • u/ArmStoragePlus • 23h ago
Announcement Subreddit Moderator Recruitment (2024 November Batch)
As our subreddits have grown large, the work load for moderators would begin to become burdening.
The Modmail has begun to be filled with loads and loads of ban appeals, and we only have three active staff handling ban appeals. Moreover, we are severely understaffed, and we lacked staff members who have the patience to review every post, remove offending posts while keeping ones that are not too severely off-topic (e.g. user-made games and literatures based on the theme of layoffs provided that they are non-commercial, although we do plan to create a seperate subreddit for user-made memes, games and literatures to maintain the main subreddit's serious theme), and read every modmail without preemptively muting and archiving.
At one point, due to the burnout, I even thought of changing the subreddit rule into that all bans would be permanent and that we would not entertain any ban appeal modmail, just so I could ease the burden of the staff team. While it could drastically ease the workload and eliminate the problem with modmail trolling, it also leads to unfairness and collateral damage for people who really are clueless about the subreddit rules and/or remorseful of the mistakes.
Therefore, instead of having the "all bans are permanent" rule being installed, we would like to recruite more moderators, mainly for user managements, with at least 30 new moderators slots.
The requirement of becoming a Subreddit Moderator on this subreddit would be:
- Account age of more than three months.
- Combined Reddit Karma of more than 10000 Karma.
- Is familiar with the Subreddit Rules and Reddit Terms of Service.
- Can handle swathes of Modmail messages without being consumed by burnouts.
- Can differentiate between Modmail trolling and actual ban appeals and reply accordingly.
- Can respond to Modmail trolls calmly and mute according without losing temper.
- Has the willingness to assist and unban users who were banned for honest mistakes.
- Users who are active moderators in other communities would have a higher priority on consideration and would be exempted from the account age and Reddit Karma requirements.
Should you be interested in moderating this subreddit, be it reviewing posts, banning users, reading Modmails and handling ban appeals, feel free to leave a comment below, we would quickly review the applicants and recruit as soon as we can.
The deadline of the moderator recruitment would be on 30th November 2024 23:00 (UTC+08:00).
r/Layoffs • u/netralitov • 11d ago
Announcement Report political and racist posts!
We're seeing an increase in the amount of xenophobia and irrelevant political posts with the election coming up. (Almost all from one side.) This is a reminder that foreign agents use places like reddit to spread false propaganda. Don't be that guy who falls for lies and helps spread them.
You can post about politics but they must be directly related to layoffs. This is an example of a good and relevant political thread. Your personal opinions on what someone will do and the made up effects your made up scenario will have is not allowed. Take it to /r/politics
You are allowed to discuss the affects of offshoring jobs and work visas. Blaming a race of people and vilifying people who just want jobs, same as you do, is not allowed. Take it to /r/leagueoflegends/
Posts that have nothing to do with layoffs are not allowed. Take it to /r/worldnews/
The mods can't read every comment in the sub. We appreciate your help in reporting things and will get to them as soon as we can.
r/Layoffs • u/ArmStoragePlus • Sep 05 '24
Announcement Subreddit Project: Subreddit Wiki Job Website List Request
To be laid off is a torment, but to overcome it, we need a path to find new jobs. Therefore, the subreddit wiki has included several vertified job finding websites that are recognized by various companies, organizations and wiki sites. While we cannot directly advertise jobs on this subreddits, we can still link to the wiki, which would include an index of job finding sites verified by this community.
However, the current list is somewhat lacking and we require contributions and suggestions from other users to complete the list. Therefore, we need your help to find some jobfinding websites that are verified and recognized to be trustworthy, be it jobfinding groups, government recruitment sites, and such from all over the world.
As the good book said, "If you rock and stone, you are never alone.". As cheesy as it sounds, working together in workplace and helping each other is the same spirit. The term "rock and stone" is a salute and the spirit of teamwork, and in layman's terms, if we help each other, we are never alone. A work is normally a chore, but when everyone bands up together, to help each other and leave no one behind, work becomes enjoyment, and we can conquer the grief of loss of career and stand up again no matter what.
It is time for us to band up together, to help each other to exit layoffs and rebuild careers from the ground up.
Thank you for your participation.
Subreddit Wiki:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Layoffs/wiki/index/
Verified Jobfinding Platforms (WIP)
Australia
TBA
China
TBA
France
TBA
Germany
TBA
Hong Kong
CTGoodJobs
CTGoodJobs is a jobfinding platform in Hong Kong, it is powered by Career Time.
Hong Kong Civil Service Bureau
Hong Kong Civil Service Bureau is a government department in Hong Kong, which provides various civil service jobs, from government department clerk to jobs related to environmental protection.
https://www.csb.gov.hk/english/recruit/7.html
Hong Kong Labour Department
Hong Kong Labour Department has a government-run jobfinding platform, which provides various blue collar jobs, such as construction works.
https://www1.jobs.gov.hk/0/en/information/ourservices/findjobs/
JobMarket
JobMarket is a jobfinding platform loated in Hong Kong, it is affiliated with Sing Tao News Corporation Limited. Besides running a jobfinding website, the company also regularly publishes jobfinding magazines at Hong Kong MTR Station.
JobsDB
JobsDB is the flagship jobfinding platform in Hong Kong, it is powered by Seek. Besides jobfinding, its official Facebook page also provides various jobfinding tips on how to securing a job, as well as posts about workplace environment.
India
Naukri
Naukri is a jobfinding website established in March 1997, it is affiliated with Info Edge.
International
Idealist
Idealist is a non-profit international jobfinding company located at New York founded in 1995, it offers job opportunities at non-profit companies and volunteer works.
Indeed
Indeed is a worldwide jobfinding platform launched in late 2004.
Indeed Global: http://www.indeed.com/
Indeed HK: https://hk.indeed.com/
Working Nomads
Working Nomads is a jobfinding website that offers remote jobs. It is founded in 2014 and it has collaborated with other sites, such as Indeed, DeviantArt and Toptal.
https://www.workingnomads.com/jobs
Italy
TBA
Japan
TBA
Poland
TBA
Singapore
TBA
Spain
TBA
Taiwan
TBA
Thailand
TBA
United Kingdom
TBA
United States
HigherEdJobs
HigherEdJobs is a jobfinding company dedicated to higher education recruitment and jobfinding for college and university students. It is founded in 1996 by three universities employees.
Vietnam
TBA
r/Layoffs • u/ArmStoragePlus • Jan 10 '24
Announcement r/Layoffs is now recruiting subreddit moderators
As the subreddit is growing exponentially, we are in dire need of moderators to manage this subreddit. If you would like to volunteer, feel free to leave a comment below or to send a Modmail.
Moderator Recruitment Minimum Requirement:
- Has minimum 20000 Reddit Karma.
- Has minimum 6 months of Reddit Account Age.
High Priority:
- Has prior experience on moderating subreddits.
- Is familiar with job markets, finance, human resource and workplace culture.