On today’s HR Heretics, Nolan and Kelli dissect a viral LinkedIn post from an ex-Amazon director, exploring how inflated tech worker expectations clash with today’s brutal job market realities.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:19) What Ex-Amazon Talent Deserves
(01:22) A Post Full of Assumptions
(02:41) The X Response: Out of Touch and Ego-Driven
(03:11) Sponsor: Metaview
(03:34) The Remote Work Reality: That Era Is Over
(04:39) The ChatGPT Turning Point: When Employment Fell Off a Cliff
(06:01) Why This LinkedIn Post Won’t Help Her Job Search
(06:29) The Coming Social Unrest and Displaced Tech Workers
(07:40) The Grinding Mindset
(09:09) When the Rules Changed Overnight
(10:31) The FAANG Halo Effect Is Dead
(11:55) The Quality of Life Fork: Ejecting from Tech
(13:00) Re-Underwriting Your Career in the New Reality
(14:20) Expectations Minus Reality Equals Happiness
(14:39) Hedging Your Bets: Diversify Before It’s Too Late
(15:52:) Wrap
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