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.
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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.
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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
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 🪜
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).