If you are having a rough time finding a job, you are probably having it better than me. I had a pretty good career in FAANG for the last ten years, moving up the ladder and spending the last five years as a manager and was about to be put up for promo to L7 manager when I got laid off last fall. Itâs now been eight months of unemployment and I canât find a job as a manager or IC. Before I had been a successful person all my life: winning contests since elementary school, wining national awards in high school, graduating at the top of my class at MIT. But one layoff killed it all. I am now in my thirties, unemployed just like any other loser, single, and hope is running out. I used to always get to pick and choose from multiple good offers. Now I canât land an offer even for down-leveled positions at no-name companies and startups. So if you too are struggling with the job market, itâs definitely not you. Quite a few things have changed about myself as a result: my self esteem and confidence have tanked. I now contemplate the serious possibility of being alone for the rest of my life. I no longer support the Democrats (was a Bernie bro turned Biden voter, also voted for Obama back in 2008). I am much more negative about the world. I spend a lot of time at night watching videos on terrorism, unsolved disappearances, plane crashes, and horror films. I used to be afraid when watching these alone at night but now I have a morbid fascination for them. I am turning into a bum and possibly a political conspiracy theorist.
how about start your own business
Are you married? Do you have kids? If single, you probably have more options. How about relocating? You should lower your salary expectations and be more realistic.
I am single. That is not a good thing. I am considering moving to a different country to start over. If I move overseas, I might be able to not work anymore and just live on my savings and find a lower class local girl to marry. I am willing to settle for 1/5 of my former salary and do work that I once did when I graduated or even lower.
* Lower class local girl? * I am willing to settle for 1/5 of my former salary and do work that I once did when I graduated or even lower. OP that's a lot of looking down on people. Talented or not I would definitely hate to work with you.
Hard to believe fang employees arenât able to find job. Hope this is not chatgpt generated content
No itâs real.
I see so many people posting multiple offers. You mentioned you were L7. So needless to say you should be Lc expert and good at talking through systems design. What are you failing at?
âI no longer support the democratsâ the only positive thing in your post. Have you tried defense or defense adjacent companies or trying to work for the government? https://usds.gov/
how much savings do you have
Over a million
OP whatâs your plan next? Keep interviewing?
Broski, if you graduated at the top of your class at MIT it means that you have the intelligence and capacity to perform. Why donât you do yourself a favor, quit all that qanon shit, log off twitter and do something else with your life.
I know what you mean. I find myself going down conspiracy theory rabbit holes because itâs easier to cope that way and not think about my own poor predicament. Everything I have worked for can disapppear in an instant. This thought demotivates me and I canât move forward, if I lived in 1933 Germany this would drive me to vote for the Nazis because I need a drastic change in the world.
Whaaaaaat the fuuuuuuh
Wow L7 really blaming the democrats for this? I hope its all due to the struggles, not because you ACTUALLY think its due to a party
Biden messed up the tech industry
Dude/dudette, if you actually believe this, I feel terrible for your directs. What a weak L7 who has 0 backbone
Whats your visa status then, you must have a green card?
> If you are having a rough time finding a job, you are probably having it better than me. How? > unemployed just like any other loser, Thats not a good way to show your frustration.
Man Iâm sorry. But Biden isnât the reason you got fired. Neither are the Dems.
Dude wait for most of the jobs going to Indians (even non tech). Then you will be even more thankful to Dems and Repugs for your lots miserable situation.
Do you believe this clichéd trolly story?