<![CDATA[so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons.]]>so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons.

Anybody need a writer or editor with:
- 8+ years of technical writer/content strategist experience, mostly in software
- One published short fiction anthology (as editor)
- A master's degree in sociolinguistics
- A knack for learning new content management systems
- A love of working with invested SMEs
- A basic understanding of web dev
- Strong boundaries
- An aversion to generative AI?

Prioritizing remote work in Canada.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/f600101b-86fa-486e-b39c-75523843135b/so-i-got-laid-off-again-for-stupid-ai-pilled-reasons.RSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 15:52:34 GMTThu, 26 Mar 2026 01:05:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:55:54 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs

just catching some timeline things that slipped by the past few days - sorry to hear about the layoff. This unemployment jungle is getting crowded ... 😩

Boosted ya on the TL, hope there's some fedi hiring traction!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johannab/statuses/116313748564199088https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johannab/statuses/116313748564199088Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:55:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:28:17 GMT]]>@trochee one could, and someone should. Makes me wish I had literally any fundraising or people-organizing experience.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116313639985333987https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116313639985333987Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:28:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:06:17 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs

The amazing teams one could make with the phenomenal people discarded by the ai-pillocks.

I'm so sorry

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dair-community.social/users/trochee/statuses/116313553437316492https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dair-community.social/users/trochee/statuses/116313553437316492Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:06:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:46:05 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs
https://aus.social/@gMoon/116281024747109082

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.praxis.nyc/users/camille/statuses/116306396125806111https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.praxis.nyc/users/camille/statuses/116306396125806111Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:46:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:39:48 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs May they be showered in the shit they create.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.at/users/phantasus/statuses/116305427747228613https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.at/users/phantasus/statuses/116305427747228613Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:23:42 GMT]]>@phantasus closer to the first one
And not just the "don't use AI at all"
After somebody pointed out that the client could replace me with someone who uses AI,
I conceded "if you must use AI, then test it with tests that mean something"

they could have called my bluff by giving me the resources I asked for
instead they left me on read for three weeks and then fired me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116305128521385383https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116305128521385383Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:23:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:37:09 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs @wolfie Here’s a collection of companies doing remote, hope it helps! https://taffer.ca/posts/2025/remote/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Taffer/statuses/116297867548266715https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Taffer/statuses/116297867548266715Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:37:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:04:24 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs
πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘ŒπŸ»

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/k_leyton_cooper/statuses/116297738791991102https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/k_leyton_cooper/statuses/116297738791991102Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:04:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:18:43 GMT]]>@CubeRootOfTrue
"High Priest, these rituals seem tedious and pointless."
"Indeed they are. That's why we made a machine to do them for us."
"You know we could just...stop doing them, right?"
"And embarrass ourselves before God and man? What a childish thought. Now go back to tending the devotion machine."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116297559148437133https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116297559148437133Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:18:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:36:50 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs for some reason my employer recommends using generative AI to prepare quarterly performance reviews ... I know they are using AI to summarize them so yeah

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/CubeRootOfTrue/statuses/116297394440540433https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/CubeRootOfTrue/statuses/116297394440540433Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:36:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:29:30 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs This was just posted today and might be a lead for you, even if temporary:

Link Preview Image
Documentation Sprint for Technical Writers | Sovereign Tech Agency

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Sovereign Tech Agency (www.sovereign.tech)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raru.re/users/freya/statuses/116295950013397542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raru.re/users/freya/statuses/116295950013397542Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:29:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:59:03 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs Oh dear. πŸ˜• I hope you find something suitable and better.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meemu.org/users/Bel_tamtu/statuses/116295830302299842https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meemu.org/users/Bel_tamtu/statuses/116295830302299842Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:59:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:05:35 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs Oh no! That really sucks. Hopefully a better opportunity comes along soon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/edebill/statuses/116295384145250788https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/edebill/statuses/116295384145250788Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:05:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:35:50 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs Try following @gMoon. They post lists of jobs in Canada that they come across, many of which are remote.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adw99/statuses/116295267167644391https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adw99/statuses/116295267167644391Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:35:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:39:46 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs

Boosting for visibilty ...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alexadeswift/statuses/116294338904024707https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/alexadeswift/statuses/116294338904024707Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:39:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:09:14 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs oh ffs, that's so ridiculous πŸ’œ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://deadinsi.de/users/wolfie/statuses/116294218815113799https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://deadinsi.de/users/wolfie/statuses/116294218815113799Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:50:41 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs Oh no, this on top of moving? Sympathies.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/SRLevine/statuses/116293438084787311https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/SRLevine/statuses/116293438084787311Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:50:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:24:43 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs @plaindocs Oh snap! I'm so sorry - will keep an eye out for you!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/madgeface/statuses/116293336029787015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.art/users/madgeface/statuses/116293336029787015Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:24:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:49:31 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs Ooof, sorry to hear that. Good luck going forward!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/ansate/statuses/116293197621105392https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/ansate/statuses/116293197621105392Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:49:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:46:37 GMT]]>@brooke I'll always take a hug πŸ«‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116292950259923066https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/WizardOfDocs/statuses/116292950259923066Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:46:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:11:46 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs cant help (wish i could)

that is all fuckery and bullshit and i wish better for you

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/azninsect/statuses/116292813256065190https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/azninsect/statuses/116292813256065190Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:07:27 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs fucking hell, I'm so sorry.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/xgranade/statuses/116292796275178879https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/xgranade/statuses/116292796275178879Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:07:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to so I got laid off again, for stupid AI-pilled reasons. on Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:05:58 GMT]]>@WizardOfDocs *ohno* 😞 **virtual hugs offered**

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116292790414198720https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bikeshed.vibber.net/users/brooke/statuses/116292790414198720Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:05:58 GMT