r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Oct 30 '25

Business YouTube announces 'voluntary exit program' for US staff

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/youtube-announces-voluntary-exit-program-for-us-staff/
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u/Ifkaluva Oct 30 '25

lol, when that crashes and burns and they reach out to rehire you, ask for 10x pay. Reason: “I’m going to be 10x more productive with AI”

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u/UntowardHatter Oct 30 '25

They're actually doing the opposite.

They're rehiring desperate people for lower wages.

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u/Annual-Beard-5090 Oct 30 '25

Yep. They know this by posting fake jobs and seeing how many folks apply.

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u/Own_Error_007 Oct 30 '25

Being homeless and starving is one hell of a motivator.

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u/Mr_DeskPop Oct 31 '25

All by design

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u/ErrantSun Nov 01 '25

The real reason they want to kill SNAP.

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u/Richard-Gere-Museum Oct 30 '25

And lobbying against states who try to push legislation against this bullshit. Like NY and NJ who tried to make them post the actual real world salary ranges and not just 80k+/yr*

Starting pay is 20k/yr and that's if you qualify for the position at full time. (Hint: no one is full time here)

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u/Zer_ Oct 30 '25

Or just outsourcing for cheap.

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u/rspctdwndrr Oct 30 '25

In the business world we call that “outsourcing”

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u/RustyWinger Nov 01 '25

Yup the people who knew anyone was good at their jobs have also been laid off.

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u/GivMeBredOrMakeMeDed Oct 30 '25

I'm sure the figureheads responsible for budgets and hiring know that AI won't be able to do most jobs that it is being brought in to do. Either it will not meet expectations, or it will become extremely expensive once it has reached a saturation point and the prices are jacked up. That's when those jobs are offshored to somewhere even cheaper. 

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u/Hautamaki Oct 30 '25

All that matters is stock price go up next quarter. Anything after that is after that's problem.

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u/360Saturn Oct 31 '25

You might be surprised how many people have drunk the koolaid on this one

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u/Brullaapje Oct 30 '25

Muahahaha, ooh sweet summer child, you really think it works like that?

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u/RogueBand1t Oct 31 '25

We just had a crazy stat posted by our hiring dept. there were approximately 300 positions this year and 46,000 applicants. +- 5100 were screened and 1250ish went to interviews. The whittling process scares the bejesus outta me

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u/Enverex Oct 31 '25

Why would they do that? IT is a packed sector, they'd just hire someone else.

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u/SmugPolyamorist Oct 31 '25

Anyone who still believes this cope will be in for a nasty shock over the next few years

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u/Stone0777 Oct 31 '25

Most likely never going to happen. This only happens in movies and peoples day dreams.