I feel like a stripper in 2024
Who would have thought that 2024 is the year, I thought I still had about at least 10 to 15 more years in tech.
Remember seeing one tweet where someone said the more you are in tech, the greater the urge to start a farm lol.
If you have your job, hold on as much as you can.
It’s becoming normal to see layoffs now and people talk about losing their jobs and getting even higher rejections in applied roles. I definitely understand because I am kinda in that spot too but I constantly feel like I am stripping for a drug lord and he isn’t satisfied so he keeps calling me back daily and I keep putting my best but he is still pissed and keeps me locked away.
Damn that’s really vivid
But thats how I feel. and no its not a skill problem because that can be taught.
I saw a LinkedIn post about how someone was laid off from google after 5+ years with an email that looked like his name was added with a service like mailchimp (with those *|F_NAME|* placeholders) and its so sad.
There’s also the school of thought that says put yourself out more and take your personal brand serious, post on LinkedIn, show your work more (for social clout and approval) and one part of me is like fuck that (back to the stripping analogy) and the other part is feeling like blackberry that didn’t want to change when the industry was changing.
I am just 26/27 so not a dinosaur but I feel like “I am not transitioning with the current times of clout for a career success” but maybe I am just confused or being ignorant.
If you still have your job, here’s a thought for you:
If you applied now for that same role, will you get it currently?
There are a lot of skilled people out here and while we cheer in the successes of A.I, electric cars, VR and other technological advancement, I just hope we aren’t becoming less human.
Another thing to add to this article are Hiring Managers and teams, its a hirer market now, so while you are looking for the “best candidate” remember that the paradox of choice. With more choice, you get picky but then you always wonder if that person is the best out there and then you move and continue and BOOM! the role is open again on LinkedIn after 3 months after the hiring process was stopped.
