Do the booming companies pay the same as the ones who did layoffs? If you're laid off from Meta or other top tier paying company (the behemoths doing layoffs) you might have a tough time matching your compensation.

But do they need to? If a <role X> job at a top tier company making $600k is eliminated and two <role X> jobs at a "more average" company making $300k replace it; is that really a bad thing? Clearly, there's some details being glossed over, but "one job paying more than a person really needs" being replaced by "two jobs, each paying more than a person really needs" might just be good for society as a whole.

It doesn't seem too bad when you cherry pick an outlier example, but what about when the person making $100k now makes $50k?

I'm sure the retort of the AI optimist will be that AI will make the things that person buys cheaper, and there may be truth to that when it comes to things that people buy with disposable income...

But how likely is AI to make actual essentials like housing and food cheaper?

There's likely going to be a separation between the top earners and the average.

IE. If a top tier dev make $1m today, they'll make $5m in the future. If the average makes $100k today, they'll maybe make $60k.

AI likely enables the best of the best to be much more productive while your average dev will see more productivity but less overall.

I think this is assuming that the labor market knows how to identify the dirct value of devs. This already seems to be a problem across the board regardless of job role.

I think solo founders or small software companies where top tier devs can have huge ownership will be making top dollar.

I've noticed people who are using LLMs more, myself included, are starting to talk like that.

Oops I mean, you're absolutely right, those ARE hallmark signs of an LLM. Let me breakdown why this isn't just your imagination but actually...

This is like inverse drop shipping.

same is true in many startups

True enough, but do you think the usual level of disparity is so vast that it ends up on the front page of international press outlets? I'm thinking the $100m pay offers etc

Happens with professional sports teams all of the time. I guess the difference is with professional sports the criteria for receiving the monster pay packages is a bit more objective.

no you need to be a "cracked engineer" working "7 days a week in our house/office in SF"

they are working on ads, that is usually the "switch"

https://www.adweek.com/media/openai-chatgpt-ads-job-listing-...

What do I look up to find places and providers that do this especially if I don’t have a relationship established with the place already.

Personally I had success with my primary care doctor. But you could also look into online telehealth diagnosis. That was my backup plan to ensure I have access to medical treatment.

You in California by chance? I can recommend an online provider here, but they only serve CA patients.

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How often you're asked has no bearing on the morality or criminality of the ask.

Hitmen can't just say "but I keep getting hired to kill people."

You're right, hitmen only affect a relatively small number of people while software developers can easily worsen the lives of thousands if not millions.

This drivel isn't funny when a kid does it, let alone an adult. Please start arguing in good faith (and making valid points that don't sound like they came from a toddler).

do what engineers in other fields do

How do you deal with sauces / toppings that can be widely variable in macronutrients?