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IkeRoberts t1_j50dwbl wrote

They hired a lot more than they laid off, so just doing layoffs is misleading. If the goal is to have people understand tech employment dynamics, this is not an effective visualization.

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ubiquae OP t1_j50o5nf wrote

The goal is to compile information regarding layoffs, as stated in the title and explanation.

I understand your point, but that was never the intention.

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Veggies-are-okay t1_j50kxnq wrote

100% agreed with this. The only people panicking are the ones who aren't in the tech industry. Even laid off workers will find another gig, it probably just won't be for a FAANG company.

Also, there is still an error in the underlying data (aside from it just being misleading).

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ubiquae OP t1_j50ootj wrote

The data is not complete or comprehensive, just a tentative sizing if the issue.

170k plus laid offs in 12 months is significant enough to understand the magnitude of the issue.

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ubiquae OP t1_j4ztyat wrote

Over recent months, tech companies have been laying workers off by the thousands. It is estimated that in 2022 alone, over 120,000 people have been dismissed from their job at some of the biggest players in tech – Meta, Amazon, Netflix, and soon Google – and smaller firms and starts ups as well. Announcements of cuts keep coming.
Taking advantage of the data compiled at https://layoffs.fyi/ I designed this public dashboard so that the information can be consumed in a better way.

The technologies are:

  • Google Sheets
  • Looker studio (aka google data studio)
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redditjdt t1_j506tkw wrote

When I try to connect I get data connection error. “Underlying data has changed “

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ubiquae OP t1_j50aezp wrote

Could you please try again? It seems an internal issue since I haven't changed anything for the last two hours.

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BigDave29 t1_j503okf wrote

Data Set Configuration Error

Looker Studio cannot connect to your data set.

The underlying data has changed. Please notify the data source owner to refresh.

Error ID: f2675a83

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ubiquae OP t1_j50aiwl wrote

Thanks for letting me know. Please, try again. It seems to be an internal issue.

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