The economic system is a bit higher — form of, possibly, type of? Whereas issues seem like trending in the proper path, it’s going to be a protracted street. Apart from, if you happen to’re unable to seek out work, optimistic macroeconomic developments are chilly consolation. One of many good issues about having a platform like TechCrunch is the chance to assist folks in that tough place.

I work in publishing and am properly conscious of the ache of being laid off — I’ve been by the method twice. 1,000,000 strangers on LinkedIn can inform you how nice you might be and the way none of that is any of your fault. You can even know these items to be implicitly true and nonetheless wrestle with questions of self-worth.

Right here within the U.S., your occupation is invariably the second factor folks ask you about after getting your identify. We make investments a lot of our id in what we do. It’s not wholesome, essentially, however it’s the factor we spend most of our time doing. It’s additionally the inspiration of a lot of our closest relationships. It may be straightforward to lose sight of the human toll of mass layoffs after we see numbers within the tens of 1000’s amongst tech giants.

Now some excellent news: Firms are hiring. As an trade, robotics is considerably uniquely positioned right here, given the expansion it noticed in the course of the pandemic. It’s true that some huge firms (Alphabet, Amazon) have slowed robotics investments. It’s additionally true that we’re going to see extra firms get acquired or wind down.

However some huge cash was infused into automation, offering runways that can assist many get out on the opposite aspect in a single piece. If something, a number of this dangerous information will solely serve to bolster the trade. Actually, labor points aren’t going away any time quickly, neither is the drive to more and more automate fields like success, building, healthcare and agriculture, amongst others.

Merely put: It’s a foul time to be in search of jobs, however an excellent time to be in search of jobs in robotics. I’ve been that includes a handful of firms which are hiring in my weekly robotics e-newsletter, Actuator. This morning, nonetheless, I put out a name in hopes of getting sufficient collectively for a standalone publish. I didn’t have to attend lengthy.

TechCrunch isn’t a job board, after all. This isn’t an inventory of all accessible roles in robotics. However if you happen to had been lately laid off, are a current graduate or are simply in search of a change, this may hopefully be an excellent place to start out. If folks prefer it, we’ll do it once more. And hey, if you find yourself discovering a job by this publish, let me know on Twitter. Everybody likes a contented ending.

 

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