Career stories

Career decisions in tech — compensation, interviewing, management transitions, and burnout — generate some of HN's most widely read threads. This archive collects those discussions for people navigating their professional path.

Salary surveys, layoff experiences, and advice for junior developers surface regularly with candid community input.

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One woman's Tesla was remotely controlled by an abusive ex-partner

theguardian.com · 36 points · 34 comments

Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring Viral Content Editor

ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments

Freelancers are getting buried with 'soulless' AI slop cleanup

theguardian.com · 6 points · 1 comments

OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem

techcrunch.com · 154 points · 60 comments

Pope's Top US Cardinals Visit Silicon Valley, Warn Millions Will Lose Jobs

thelettersfromleo.com · 3 points · 0 comments

Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs by end of decade

dw.com · 6 points · 5 comments

Initial effects of AI technology on employment look positive

economist.com · 103 points · 153 comments

Women account for nearly all new US jobs in August

semafor.com · 8 points · 2 comments

Volkswagen to cut 50k more jobs, hitting 100k total layoffs

qz.com · 12 points · 0 comments

I refused to train the AI that could replace me

restofworld.org · 32 points · 114 comments

Americans without degrees are having one of the best job markets in years

wsj.com · 20 points · 12 comments

Opalite Health (YC W26) Is Hiring – Founding GTM

ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments

LLMs as a Cognitive Virus

arxiv.org · 83 points · 256 comments

Kevin Bass on X: "Women gained all of the new jobs since January 2025

twitter.com · 6 points · 6 comments

How have interviews changed over the last year?

9 points · 0 comments

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Bi (Cont)

nytimes.com · 8 points · 0 comments

What is your biggest career regret?

6 points · 3 comments

Volkswagen confirms cutting 50k jobs as part of its survival plan

engadget.com · 5 points · 1 comments

Tell HN: Check your Claude settings, it may have silently enabled remote access

6 points · 6 comments

Volkswagen says it is cutting 100k jobs by the end of the decade

techxplore.com · 7 points · 1 comments

Meta new layoff goal of 60% to AI after moving 30% engineers to labelers

blog.pragmaticengineer.com · 23 points · 12 comments

SubImage (YC W25) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in SF

ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments

PayPal plans to lay off workers at its South Bay headquarters

sfchronicle.com · 4 points · 0 comments

If a startup worth your career

thetrueengineer.com · 14 points · 3 comments

Tasklet (YC P26) Is Hiring a Customer Success Engineer

tasklet.ai · 1 points · 0 comments

Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring – Founding Creative Engineer

ycombinator.com · 1 points · 0 comments

Career stories

One woman's Tesla was remotely controlled by an abusive ex-partner

Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring Viral Content Editor

Freelancers are getting buried with 'soulless' AI slop cleanup

OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem

Pope's Top US Cardinals Visit Silicon Valley, Warn Millions Will Lose Jobs

Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs by end of decade

Initial effects of AI technology on employment look positive

Women account for nearly all new US jobs in August

Volkswagen to cut 50k more jobs, hitting 100k total layoffs

I refused to train the AI that could replace me

Americans without degrees are having one of the best job markets in years

Opalite Health (YC W26) Is Hiring – Founding GTM

LLMs as a Cognitive Virus

Kevin Bass on X: "Women gained all of the new jobs since January 2025

How have interviews changed over the last year?

Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Bi (Cont)

What is your biggest career regret?

Volkswagen confirms cutting 50k jobs as part of its survival plan

Tell HN: Check your Claude settings, it may have silently enabled remote access

Volkswagen says it is cutting 100k jobs by the end of the decade

Meta new layoff goal of 60% to AI after moving 30% engineers to labelers

SubImage (YC W25) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in SF

PayPal plans to lay off workers at its South Bay headquarters

If a startup worth your career

Tasklet (YC P26) Is Hiring a Customer Success Engineer

Gooseworks (YC W23) Is Hiring – Founding Creative Engineer

NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer for 1 year in Kawhi Leonard salary cap probe

9 Mothers (YC P26) Is Hiring in Austin, TX

Headed for the Exit: The Great Engineering Leader Career Break

Nango (YC W23) is hiring across eng, product and GTM (SF and remote)