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I used to have this attitude in my early 30s when I first made >500k. I thought I was indestructable, irreplacable and had an ego to match it. What a humbling e
by forward1 3y ago
I used to have this attitude in my early 30s when I first made >500k. I thought I was indestructable, irreplacable and had an ego to match it. What a humbling experience it was to be laid off, in fact I think it was one of the best things to have happened to me. My relationship to work and business is much healthier now. I just smile at the silly games tech employers and their staff play.
- _boffin_ 3y agoHow did your perspective change and what changed moving forward?
- forward1 3y agoI told the CISO he was an idiot who didn't understand security (in front of many peers), because we disagreed on implementation. Soon after I was fired for "violating company policy". I realized being right is not the most important thing in the world, certainly not more important than being employed. The other lesson was to never involve myself in office politics again: it is irrelevant and ultimately lowers your standing in an organization.
- glimshe 3y agoAnother lesson you missed: don't be disrespectful to coworkers, including bosses. You are not entitled to offending people in a work environment.
- HDThoreaun 3y ago> The other lesson was to never involve myself in office politics again Yea I think the real lesson here is 1. treat people with respect even when you vehemently disagree and 2. You were really bad at office politics. The entire name of the game in politics is to piss off the least number of people possible.
- Racing0461 3y agoSo you were fired, not laid off. If you're a wagie (even making 500k) i would just smile and collect the paychecks.
- haliskerbas 3y agoWhat’s your TC now?
- forward1 3y agoA few years on, it's 650, so I actually did myself a favor getting fired, even though at the time I was filled with regret and resentment. In retrospect, the job was miserable and I was acting out because I was deeply unhappy.
- circlefavshape 3y agoWhoa holy crap that's a lot of money. Who are you working for?
- wikibob 3y agoThat’s standard or a little bit low for a staff engineer at FAANG and top tier tech. See https://www.levels.fyi/blog/2023-mid-year-report.html https://www.levels.fyi/blog/2023-mid-year-report.html