LayoffsJan 20, 2023
GoogleLπ SWE

It happened, I got laid off from G

My org got the axe. There's lots of talented folks that just got let go. And I felt relatively safe during this whole downturn. It especially burns that I had a fast trajectory as a SWE (L3 -> L4 in 1.5yr, and L4 -> L5 in 1.5yr) and just got my promo, and don't get any time to enjoy it. Now I'm hoping there's still positions out there, since it's not an ideal time to be job searching. Edit: Not on Visa. Edit 2: No, I didn't get support check-in, why would I right after promo? They went by org/product not by performance (in our case).

Amazon kiaKaHa Jan 20, 2023

Did you see this coming at all? So sorry 😞

Merkle tc 👮‍♂️ IRS Jan 20, 2023

“And I felt relatively safe during this whole downturn.”

Roku txcb Jan 20, 2023

Op is so fake or trolling. Imagine someone just got laid off and came to blind immediately to post this words

Amazon galahs Jan 20, 2023

Which org?

Microsoft teph Jan 20, 2023

What’s your org?

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kxFT72 Jan 20, 2023

He said Core, aka internal infra/tooling

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LYyD42 Jan 20, 2023

Is that in Austin?

NetApp diriroe Jan 20, 2023

Which org?

Amazon try hdvyyc Jan 20, 2023

Are you on visa

Salesforce OEbv00 Jan 20, 2023

It is tough. Sorry to hear

The Trade Desk dr.tiger Jan 20, 2023

Sorry to hear. Are you on visa? Which org in Google got axed?

Roku txcb Jan 20, 2023

It seems fake. We all know the support check in thing

Google Lπ SWE OP Jan 20, 2023

Ah yes, nothing ever happens

Microsoft dbs49 Jan 20, 2023

Op is lying.

Axon HeyYoh Jan 20, 2023

DM for Axon, we are hiring plenty

Twitter fJLa60 Jan 20, 2023

Sorry OP. Tech is hurting so bad right now…