I’ve thought about this question quite a bit lately as I’ve seen some colleagues and LinkedIn connections announce they are being laid off. These macro-economic

I’ve thought about this question quite a bit lately as I’ve seen some colleagues and LinkedIn connections announce they are being laid off. These macro-economic questions are interesting to me. On the one hand, tech companies have hired many tens of thousands during the pandemic. So where was everyone before that? Probably some were in university and this was their first job, but also what other industries or companies had an outflow of talent to add to the ranks of Meta, Uber, Amazon, et al? Prior to joining a FAANG about five years ago, I was on the technical staff at a bank and did some IT consulting work. It wasn’t FAANG money, but it paid the bills and was steady employment. I’m hoping that the outflow of engineering and technical headcount from the tech sector will be a value add to other industries that need to modernize their information systems or improve their security posture.