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My final stretch of employment lasted from May 2020-March 2024. My company went through mergers and acquisitions and 4 rounds of layoffs, and I managed to tenac
by ThrownOffGame 1y ago
My final stretch of employment lasted from May 2020-March 2024. My company went through mergers and acquisitions and 4 rounds of layoffs, and I managed to tenaciously hang in there (I was even "terminated" 4 times but they just kept re-hiring me!)
I was definitely competing with entry-level kids who had just graduated, even those who had just graduated from the boot camps we provided. And I was hired with no college degree, no certifications, and nothing relevant on my résumé since 1999. So yeah, I got minimum-wage treatment.
It was a fantastic, cushy WFH job. The parameters were ideal for my style. The supervisors were very, very patient and encouraging. I was a rock star, if I do say so myself, but there were plenty of competent colleagues who had plenty to contribute in the same role as me.
Eventually I earned 3 certifications and a college completion certificate, and that made zero difference. No raises, no promotions, no acknowledgements of my achievements from my employer.
So, college isn't all it's cracked up to be. Yes, seniors are competing with juniors and entry-levels. It's fierce. Be the best and do your best, and don't be reluctant to settle for a good employer.
- alephnerd 1y agoSadly, WFH is de facto dead unless you want to compete with Parul in Pune, Pavel in Prague, and Peter in PEI. If anyone wants to be justified getting hired in this market and not be offshored, they will need to be in an area with a large density of tech jobs in order to find the next opportunity to land AND go into the office a couple days a week.
- MikeTheGreat 1y agoGenuine question: What does "PEI" mean? A quick Google search is turning up "Prince Edward Island". Is Prince Edward Island known for being a place with a lot of remote tech workers? (Like, this doesn't _sound_ right, but I know next to nothing about Prince Edward Island :) )
- willvarfar 1y agoPrince Edward Island sounds a _great_ place to work from home! Source: am WFH in remote farmhouse in Scandinavia- with fibre.
- BJones12 1y agoNo, PEI does not have a lot of remote workers. AFAIK the main provider of tech jobs there is government in various forms, and they mandate several in-office days per week. It's just a place that is geographically disconnected from the mainland, and it rhymes. Source: I work with some people from PEI.
- ponector 1y ago>> Parul in Pune, Pavel in Prague, and Peter in PEI Nowadays they also have a push to RTO to local offshoring center. Managers are managers everywhere and want to see their slaves sitting in order behind their desks.