Why “workers” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
> You can offer them more money, better work/life balance, a more fulfilling job, etc. If the qualified workers are already fully employed, how will this result in more of…
by otterley · Oct 8, 2026
> Microsoft has laid off thousands of workers this year alone. If I lay off experienced buggy whip makers because the market for horse-drawn buggies is shrinking, and I need to…
by otterley · Oct 8, 2026
You're arguing in poor faith. Microsoft has laid off thousands of workers this year alone. As has nearly every large tech company. There's no shortage of qualified US tech worke…
by t_sawyer · Oct 8, 2026
> You’re assuming without evidence that for any given job, that there will be qualified Americans willing to perform that job who aren’t already happily employed. You can offer…
by pseudo0 · Oct 8, 2026
It's wild how different usage patterns are between users. I have seen the Cursor leaderboard on my company and the vibe coders consume about 5x more tokens than the developers.…
by whstl · Oct 8, 2026
Yeah but those new grads are too uppity. We tried throwing money at them, but they're more interested in productivity destroying quality of life improvements. The imported worke…
by yolp5 · Oct 8, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "workers" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "workers" over time.
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