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I've heard from a few sources that there's a disgusting stigma of "if you were laid off, there must be a reason."
by NegativeK 4y ago
I've heard from a few sources that there's a disgusting stigma of "if you were laid off, there must be a reason."
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoYeah, I worried about this, which is why I didn't tell anyone I was interviewing with that I'd been laid-off. Laid off in August, new job by end of September. That being said, it was much tougher than other times, and I have 10+ years experience in data science (which most candidates in this field won't have). I also interview well, which helped a lot.
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- bmelton 4y agoI've always assumed this was the stigma, so I've always avoided mentioning it, but during the much more competitive market in 2020-2021, it seemed like big tech types were the only ones wise enough to look past that stigma and appreciate that often, cuts are to business units, not people. My wife was part of a big (31%) layoff at an AI Healthcare company during the earliest round of layoffs, and she had literally hundreds of requests to interview within the first two days of being laid off. This round of layoffs seems different. If big tech isn't hiring, and they're the only ones wise enough to see through the stigma, that is a possible explanation for why.
- wyclif 4y agoIt's like those people think there are layoff cooties or something, as if it's a virus that will transfer to their company. It's just a big shakeup of talent finding a new home.
- maerF0x0 4y agoThis stigma exists because in past cycles (think 90s') layoffs were performance ranked. We can argue if such metrics are fairly calculated etc, but that often was the reason given.