In this episode, I talked to "Asian Dad Energy" an anonymous big techie who was laid off after 25 years in the industry. We discussed his layoffs experience, his early career in engineering consulting, and the realities of big tech compensation.
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โข YouTube: https://youtu.be/8bs6KmJX4_g
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โข Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/laid-off-from-big-tech-after-25-years
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:41 - His layoff story
00:07:02 - Why he expects more layoffs
00:09:42 - Tech consulting before big tech
00:19:25 - Consultants shipping bad code?
00:26:57 - Why do people dislike consultants?
00:30:55 - Big tech compensation
00:40:27 - When age impacted his flexibility
00:42:04 - Why YouTube
00:46:46 - Speaking advice for engineers
00:49:09 - Advice for younger self
00:49:35 - Outro
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ:
โข https://www.youtube.com/@AsianDadEnergy
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