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> They have Amazon on their resume the parent comment talks about "these companies". what happens when less prominent companies take a cue from fangs and start

> They have Amazon on their resume the parent comment talks about "these companies". what happens when less prominent companies take a cue from fangs and start booting people out, only with crappier severance and crappier resumes? this is far from the last layoff.

scarface74 4y ago
You make sure you have savings and don’t depend on the benevolence of any company…
- scruple 4y ago
  And network, network, network!
  - mindentropy 4y ago
    In my whole career it was very rare that someone from my network helped. All calls for help would be met with a polite "sure" and then went missing. Some give me a lecture on how to lower my expectations or something else.
    - scarface74 4y ago
      My “network” includes external recruiters. I’ve met them for lunch, in their office etc. Mostly boutique shops. I only dealt with local recruiters in my former city (Atlanta) before remote work got to be big. I haven’t looked for a job post Covid. Hopefully, I will never have to look for a job again. When I leave my current job - hopefully by choice - I will be semi-retired and doing consulting gigs (not staff augmentation). Ironically, I work for the very company that this article is about. But, I work in the consulting department at AWS. There is a direct easy to measure metric of how much my work contributes to the bottom line compared to my compensation - I’m a billable consultant.
    - bumby 4y ago
      I think people have differing opinions on what a "network" means. Some people define their network as professionals they know, even casually. That type of network isn't particularly useful. Other networks are people that you've provided some value to in some way so they know you're a valuable resource. Often, this means going out of your way to show value when there's little in it for you. That type of network is much more valuable because you've formed a relationship that goes beyond just "knowing a guy."

scarface74 4y ago

You make sure you have savings and don’t depend on the benevolence of any company…

scruple 4y ago
And network, network, network!
- mindentropy 4y ago
  In my whole career it was very rare that someone from my network helped. All calls for help would be met with a polite "sure" and then went missing. Some give me a lecture on how to lower my expectations or something else.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    My “network” includes external recruiters. I’ve met them for lunch, in their office etc. Mostly boutique shops. I only dealt with local recruiters in my former city (Atlanta) before remote work got to be big. I haven’t looked for a job post Covid. Hopefully, I will never have to look for a job again. When I leave my current job - hopefully by choice - I will be semi-retired and doing consulting gigs (not staff augmentation). Ironically, I work for the very company that this article is about. But, I work in the consulting department at AWS. There is a direct easy to measure metric of how much my work contributes to the bottom line compared to my compensation - I’m a billable consultant.
  - bumby 4y ago
    I think people have differing opinions on what a "network" means. Some people define their network as professionals they know, even casually. That type of network isn't particularly useful. Other networks are people that you've provided some value to in some way so they know you're a valuable resource. Often, this means going out of your way to show value when there's little in it for you. That type of network is much more valuable because you've formed a relationship that goes beyond just "knowing a guy."