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- Nutter19
Got laid off yesterday along with about 15 other people from our office. The 4 other offices will also have layoffs.
I do have about 8 months of full pay, so quite the runway to find out what I will do next.
Also fuck the AI bubble and the consequences it has on all of us.
- fuck.. sorry to hear man.dee-dubs
- Sorry to hear. What was the reason, not AI or did it have an effect on your positions?NBQ00
- a different company needed to cut costs due to over-investment in AI, that affected us and trickled downNutter
- Sorry <3PonyBoy
- 8 months of full pay and you don't have to work?bainbridge
- Sorry man. Where are you at and what are your specialties? I have seen an uptick in hiring so things aren't so bleakBonSeff
- Damn it! sorry to hear that. The 8 month pay is really nice though. It has to relieve just a little stress for now.capn_ron
- Shit man, sorry to hear thatGuyFawkes
- Sorry, You'll find another nut.canoe
- Fully enjoy the summer, you'll be back at it soon enough, new opportunities will arisespl33nidoru
- <OBBTKN
- Sorry to hear but happens to the best. Try to make the most of your looooong summer.Longcopylover
- Thanks all. Bainbridge the reason for its Danish laws and I've been there for so long and afterwards union would continue my regular pay check for a few monthsNutter
- Same happened to me a few months back. I feel for yah.ayport
- Well that blows ass, you'll be just fine Nutter. As one door slams closed, a another door opens...keep your head high.utopian
- So sorrry to hear. Been there, but 20 months later and I’m feeling like it was maybe a good thing. Take time, and 8 months is insanely good.monospaced
- Open up a high yield savings account, plop the severance in there, and start budgeting. Network like a mofo.monospaced
- I know nothing about your org, but one round of layoffs usually means more are coming.monospaced
- yeah, the other offices were hit too yesterday
https://www.polygon.…Nutter - Oh, that is Microsoft/ Xbox. They're currently axing a lot of people and studios they bought upNBQ00
- Sorry to hear this, Nutter. Hoping for greener pastures for youstoplying
- happened to me about 1.5 years ago...
did NOT see it coming lol...
had a similar severance/runway situation...exador1 - as luck would have it, one of the PM's i worked with had gotten poached by the local big Utility company he'd been PMing at and brought me over with him...exador1
- been contracting here ever since.. and last week was offered full-time... which at 54 i thought would never happen... so I'm about as grateful as it gets...exador1
- I’ve been contracting at Edward Jones for 18 months almost. I’m building a team but it’s long overdue to make me perm.monospaced
- Congrats, ex!!!PonyBoy