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Re:Thoughts on getting laid off after nine years at Twilio by JohnFen on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @06:24PM (#34797704)
> I would love to work in an environment where I felt valued as a person but I have yet to find that.

Start your own business.

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Re:Thoughts on getting laid off after nine years at Twilio by mooreds on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @06:53PM (#34797999)
I have friends who did that. They built a consulting company where they get to build the culture they want.

Those kinds of companies (the examples I know of are small, < 200 folks) actually have a chance of maintaining a coherent, caring culture. Not to say that folks don't get laid off or tough decisions made, but humanity is still present.

I enjoyed Small Giants for more profiles of these kinds of companies: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Giants-Companies-Instead-10th-A...

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Re:Thoughts on getting laid off after nine years at Twilio by ravagat on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:21AM (#34804112)
+1 on this, I'd add if you ever do try to do it in a non-technical industry/business and use your technology/software experience as a means to create more efficiency for the business.
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