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My hot take is that my LinkedIn feed is being filled with reposts of “I was affected by the layoff…. {proceeds to humble brag about Ivy League college they atte
by gymbeaux 4y ago
My hot take is that my LinkedIn feed is being filled with reposts of “I was affected by the layoff…. {proceeds to humble brag about Ivy League college they attended and other Valley companies they’ve worked for, and express concern about finding another job ASAP despite having months worth of severance}” and it rubs me the wrong way. This is the general trend of ALL layoff posts I’ve seen from ex-Amazon, Google and Microsoft people recently. It’s:
1. I was laid off, but I’m not bitter.
2. My resume is prestigious.
3. Please help me find another role.
So I do believe “entitled” fits.
If I were given a 3-month paid vacation, I would take the damn vacation.
- ulfw 4y agobeing layed off is not a 'vacation' and frankly it's not easy finding a new job even remotely as good as your current one in this environment
- gymbeaux 4y agoThis is fair rebuttal, but consider that MOST SWEs, remote or no, make somewhere between ~$100k and ~$170k, and MOST SWEs do NOT get severance when they lose their job involuntarily. Base salary between FAANG and non-FAANG is not so different, but FAANG gets the RSUs/bonuses that can often "double" one's salary. To rely on RSUs/bonuses to maintain one's lifestyle is.. unwise. So from the perspective of a SWE who makes "only" $140k and has never been the recipient of severance, nevermind 3 months' worth, I think these people have it really, really good.