You Can't Pay Taxes With Flags and Good Vibes

We’ve seen a lot of strange habits when it comes to hiring DevRel folks over the past few years. But recently, a surprising phenomenon has occurred: a large-scale layoff or re-org leading to many folks in DevRel being suddenly unemployed. What are the knock-on effects we can expect from this? What are folks impacted by this doing as next steps?

Checkouts
Jarek Jarzebowski

• Developer Ambassadors Motivation Survey 2023
• "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story" by Dan Harris

PJ Metz

• Current music obsession: Dan Mason - Electric Elevator 2: Second Floor
• [Projectdiscovery.io](Projectdiscovery.io)

Erin Mikail Staples

• GenSpace NYC
• DevRelish
• Labelstud.io » integrations library and hugging face spaces

Wesley Faulkner

• Engineer, Male Engineer

PJ Hagerty

• "Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker" by David Nihil
• Spotify AI DJ
• [Open Sourcing Mental Health](OSMHhelp.org) - get ready for Mental Health Awareness month in May

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Special Guests: Erin Mikail Staples, Jarek Jarzebowski, and PJ Metz.