Honest Big Tech Layoff Story After 25 Year Career

Honest Big Tech Layoff Story After 25 Year Career

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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𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀:

• YouTube: https://youtu.be/8bs6KmJX4_g

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ApCuf04MXv0nBRqKNLyiQ?si=bko-M46xQM2FHhTG6Vcy6Q

• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835

• Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/laid-off-from-big-tech-after-25-years


𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:

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


𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺:


• https://www.youtube.com/@AsianDadEnergy


𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻:


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