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I always had a special place for Google in my heart, since 2008. And never thought they would lay people off. It's sad really, despite I never having worked w

I always had a special place for Google in my heart, since 2008. And never thought they would lay people off. It's sad really, despite I never having worked with them. I feel pretty gloomy about tech career overall. Is it even worth continuing to learn fundamentals and stuff?

danjac 3y ago
Having lived through a recession or two, this is probably the first time I'm seriously thinking about a change of career (to do what else, of course, is the question). There's lots of people here whistling in the dark, but honestly the past year has felt more like a sea change in the industry than a temporary downturn. We can blame AI hype or interest rate changes, but probably it's more people taking a serious look at tech for once (whether big corps like Google or little startups) and seeing how much is just not that profitable or ever likely to be. Lots of naked swimmers in the tech industry.
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