What especially bothers me is the stigma. There are a lot of brilliant people without work right now, and being employed doesn’t make you better/worse than them nor an expert at finding employment. 

Sometimes it’s just luck and circumstances—good or bad.

There are two groups in tech:

Group 1 - employed consistently through tech recession & pandemic.

Group 2 - unemployed, applying to the same reposted 50 jobs before settling for 30-50% less than OG rates. 

Group 1 underestimates how bad it is until they have to join Group 2.

I think the main problem I’ve noticed is that companies had a “hyper growth” phase during lockdowns, and now they’re noticing people are using their services as much. 

So they have two options: bin off employees or raise service costs (which loses them market share).

I’m seeing too many people without shared experiences try to help with good intent…but there is a fundamental lack of understanding when you think the person you’re helping is ill-equipped or lacking in some way. Unemployed people aren’t less talented, they’re just unemployed.

I am sadly totally aware of how bad it is for people looking for work right now. Found a new job during the pandemic when my daughter was 6mo. Not my first choice but finding smtg was more important… and also just a matter of luck

I’m glad timing worked out for you and your family ❤️

I dont know how to network to save my life, friend hahaha

Those folks in group 1 have also built up a sizeable and strong network while they were employed so they are able to bounce back quicker. 

That was my biggest mistake.

It’s definitely been a rough year or so trying to find tech opportunities [in 🇬🇧]. Before my latest role I took a pretty decent salary cut ✂️ 

Still on less than I was a few roles ago but slowly climbing the ladder again 🪜

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