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If you're a current Twitter employee and you dislike Musk, do no quit. Job market is super-tight and recession is coming like a freight train. So many companies

by Jerry2 4y ago

If you're a current Twitter employee and you dislike Musk, do no quit. Job market is super-tight and recession is coming like a freight train. So many companies are doing mass layoffs and hiring freezes. You will have hard time finding another job paying similar salary. No matter how hard things get at Twitter, at least you'll be able to pay the rent and pay for your food. It doesn't matter how good you are, even if you find another job in today's market, you will have to take a haircut.

halfmatthalfcat 4y ago
The people quitting are highly tenured and are n-xers. The job market is tight for the 95th percentile who don't fit in the long tail. They'll all be fine.
coolbreezetft22 4y ago
The layoffs are so far confined mostly to "big tech" and other high-profile tech companies like Twitter and Stripe. After the Meta layoff news my linkedin was absolutely flooded by recruiters from smaller-mid size companies and non-tech companies looking for devs. As others have pointed out the laid off twitter employees have a good resume and will have no trouble getting interviews. Harder thing would be getting same or better pay maybe.
zucked 4y ago
I know of at least one company local to me who is actively trying to recruit ex-twitter staff. They'll be fine. We'll all be alright - we're in for a bit of a bumpy patch, but the industry over-hired, we let too many people hang out on the roof, and we need to redistribute. This is a perfect example of why having many employers of different industries and sizes is better for the ecosystem than having 10 mega employers.
themitigating 4y ago
If I was in that situation I would quit. I would take the risk to make him suffer. He's a complete pile of garbage and I'm sick of shitty people who never get punished. Also he sent a letter that people had to sign about intensive work, if you didn't you get three months severance.

by Jerry2 4y ago

halfmatthalfcat 4y ago

The people quitting are highly tenured and are n-xers. The job market is tight for the 95th percentile who don't fit in the long tail. They'll all be fine.

coolbreezetft22 4y ago

The layoffs are so far confined mostly to "big tech" and other high-profile tech companies like Twitter and Stripe. After the Meta layoff news my linkedin was absolutely flooded by recruiters from smaller-mid size companies and non-tech companies looking for devs. As others have pointed out the laid off twitter employees have a good resume and will have no trouble getting interviews. Harder thing would be getting same or better pay maybe.

zucked 4y ago

I know of at least one company local to me who is actively trying to recruit ex-twitter staff. They'll be fine. We'll all be alright - we're in for a bit of a bumpy patch, but the industry over-hired, we let too many people hang out on the roof, and we need to redistribute. This is a perfect example of why having many employers of different industries and sizes is better for the ecosystem than having 10 mega employers.

themitigating 4y ago

If I was in that situation I would quit. I would take the risk to make him suffer. He's a complete pile of garbage and I'm sick of shitty people who never get punished. Also he sent a letter that people had to sign about intensive work, if you didn't you get three months severance.