Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone?

Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by rcarmo on Friday March 31, 2023 @08:34AM (#35386132)

You assume too much regarding parting terms, and I don't see any mention of family responsibilities in that rosy scenario of yours.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by saalweachter on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:08AM (#35386581)

Those are the terms from Google's announcement: https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.google/inside-google/messa...

10 years gives you 36 weeks of severance, plus 6 months of healthcare.

If you have a family, you're never going to have a better opportunity to spend several months working on your side project without measurably impacting your family's stability.

Plus, when you do need to resume your job search, your resume is now "I spent ten years doing these things at BigCo using their proprietary tooling, plus here's the demo of the thing I tried to startup the last six months using off the shelf frameworks, which I am now already proficient in."

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by rcarmo on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:00PM (#35391702)

Those are the US terms. There is an entire planet beyond, you know.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by hgsgm on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:30AM (#35386867)

Most startup founders are over 40.

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Re:Where have all the laid-off tech workers gone? by rcarmo on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:59PM (#35391688)

And independently wealthy to a degree.

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