Since 2022 the companies that profit from the #Internet have been shedding technical staff in the belief of the power of #AI to replace their #workforce. What are they replacing or redirecting this capacity with?

“Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open web: The #MozillaFoundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, #TechCrunch reports.

While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the parent of the #MozillaCorporation — describes itself as standing up “for the health of the internet.” With its advocacy and global programs divisions gone, its impact may be lessened going forward.

“Fighting for a free and open internet will always be core to our mission, and advocacy continues to be a critical tool in that work. We’re revisiting how we pursue that work, not stopping it,” #BrandonBorrman, the Mozilla Foundation’s communications chief, said in an email to The Verge. Borrman declined to confirm exactly how many people were laid off, but said it was about “30% of the current team.”

This is Mozilla’s second round of layoffs this year. In February, the Mozilla Corporation laid off around 60 workers said it would be making a “strategic correction” that would involve involve cutting back its work on a Mastodon instance. Mozilla shut down its virtual 3D platform and refocused its efforts on #Firefox and #AI. The Mozilla Foundation had around 120 employees before this more recent round of layoffs, according to TechCrunch.

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“Navigating this topsy-turvy, distracting time requires laser focus — and sometimes saying goodbye to the excellent work that has gotten us this far because it won’t get us to the next peak,” wrote Syed, who previously worked as the chief executive of The Markup, an investigative news site. “Lofty goals demand hard choices.”

#WhiteCollar / #CorporateGreed <https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/5/24289124/mozilla-foundation-layoffs-advocacy-global-programs>

Hier sind dann so die Schwerpunkte, Bereiche und Gruppen, die ich untersucht habe:

1. NGO (6)
2. Allgemeine (10)
3. Headhunter (16)
4. Startups, de|en (25)
5. Remote (10)
6. GreenTech (12)
7. Fintech (15)
8. Direct like Fiverr (16)
9. Crypto (12)
10. Public Sector & Science (27)

plus:
11. Engelsysteme (35)

In Klammern die Anzahl der Job-Börsen.

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#JobMatrix #Arbeit #Greentech #Fintech #Fiverr #Startup #Crypto #Remote #Headhunter #job #joblist #workforce

#AramMoghaddassi, who has worked for both X & #ElonMusk’s Neuralink; & #MichaelRusso, a #SiliconValley exec who has since been named chief info officer of the #SocialSecurity Admin.

…The push for access to the #Treasury sys came as the #Trump admin moved to dismantle #USAID, the govt’s lead agency for providing #humanitarian assistance globally. Much of the agency’s #workforce will be put on leave this week, & contracts have been halted.

#ElonMusk tasked by #Trump to slash the size of the 2.2M civilian govt #workforce, has installed allies at the agency known as the #OPM.

2 ofcls, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of #retaliation, said some snr career #employees at OPM have had their access revoked to some of the dept's data systems.

The systems include a vast database called Enterprise Human Resources Integration, which contains DOBs, SSNs, appraisals, home addresses, pay grades & length of service of govt workers…

“The substantial majority of federal employees who have been working remotely since Covid will be required to return to their physical offices 5 days a week,” it reads. That echoes #Trump, who said of fed employees over the wknd: “You have to go to your office & work. Otherwise you’re not going to have a job.”

The memo says …while some parts of the govt’s #workforce may increase under his admin, “The majority of #FederalAgencies are likely to be downsized.”

“Between the flurry of anti-worker #ExecutiveOrders & policies, it is clear that the #Trump administration’s goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to,” Kelley added.

In its emailed memo detailing its plan, OPM lists 4 directives that it says Trump is mandating for the federal #workforce going forward — including that most workers return to their offices full-time.

The federal govt employed >3M people as of Nov last year, which accounted for nearly 1.9% of the nation’s entire civilian #workforce…. The average tenure for a federal employee is nearly 12 yrs….

Even a fraction of the workforce accepting buyouts could send shockwaves through the #economy & trigger widespread disruptions throughout #society as a whole, triggering wide-ranging — & as yet unknowable — implications for the delivery, timeliness & effectiveness of federal services across the nation.