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Ask HN: Layoffs concerning –. how are you dealing with it?

by a_lifters_life on 11/21/22, 3:29 PM with 1 comments

it appears everyday some tech giant (or not) is laying off people - how are you coping/dealing with the situation?
  • by gregjor on 11/21/22, 6:45 PM

    Not working for companies that lose money, and/or those run by narcissistic sociopaths. Can sleep just fine knowing my job won't go away.

    Even without controlling for profits (or lack of) and unstable leadership, it seemed obvious that many "tech giants" over-hired when they could get cheap money. When someone fresh out of school with no experience can get hired for $200k at a playground-like environment I interpret that as a red flag, not a new normal. Maybe because I have been through these downturns and layoff waves before. The big-spending tech giants and startups of dubious value now have to appease their shareholders and investors, an inevitability that no one seemed too worried about as long as the low-interest cash firehose kept spewing.