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masukomi | 2 years ago

75 people have (presumably) told their current employers that they're quitting, and moving to somewhere they believe is "better".

They are about to have no income, and no health insurance, in a fucking difficult job market where it can take extremely well qualified people months to find positions.

"I am deeply sorry to those people who were expecting to join our company..." does not begin to address the level of absolute upheaval he's just caused in 75 people's lives.

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dixie_land|2 years ago

And if they handled the resignation like a professional, it is not uncommon to simply get the job back.

I've left one of the big FANGs for an opportunity that I thought was better, but did not pan out, when I emailed my old (skip) boss about how to re-interview for my old team, he simply asked "when do you want to start?" (Even get new sign on RSUs)

q7xvh97o2pDhNrh|2 years ago

How long ago was that?

It's very different right now. Every team is starved for headcount. Job openings don't grow on trees these days — not even in FAANG-land.

jeffbee|2 years ago

> a fucking difficult job market

? This is the hottest job market in living memory. Labor economists have run out of ways to describe it. A damp log can get a six-figure signing bonus.

a2xd94|2 years ago

Clearly you've not been in a job search and can compare the software job market in 2016-2021 vs now. The market is not 'hot'. Warm, maybe. Lukewarm, definitely.