A laid-off engineer 'won the Microsoft game' by building a side business A Microsoft engineer of 17 years had long dreaded layoffs and sought job security. He chose to prioritize his side business over chasing promotions.

#Careers #microsoft #tech #layofffs #hustle-culture-big-bet

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I'm a software engineer and I've lost my job 4 times in the last 18 years. I don't think AI is the problem. AI has changed the job landscape in some ways, but I don't think it's the reason why the industry is experiencing more layoffs.

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Inside the rise of layoff support groups Being laid off used to be a mark of shame. Not anymore.

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He isn't wrong.

Also, I wouldn't say battle royales are safe bets like they used to be.

Helldivers 2 boss says industry doomed to "unnecessarily brutal" layoffs while "chasing after the battle royales"

www.eurogamer.net/helldivers-2...

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