We are closing January. One down out of twelve. I haven’t been able to focus on a topic and dive deep. The work has been challenging and my energy at the end of the day is low. An excuse, among many - but truthful nonetheless. I have been contemplating writing my own version of Rings of Power. Or rather the period after Morgoth was defeated, but before the One Ring was forged. I have a small arch in my head, but this isn’t quite enough to get things going. I am missing the part where the different streams finally collide. An on-going mental exercise - I haven’t put anything on the paper.
Sadly true. Zuck did the same. I haven't looked into Google or Microsoft's severance plans, but I was impressed by the support Meta offered at the time—that's something, at least. Still, it's hard to read those statements of responsibility as honest instead of PR.
Big tech over-hires when the market is good because they bet on being able to keep paying everyone and the additional costs are worth the possibility of some of those folks starting the next cash-cow projects. It's part of the game.
Nobody tells you when you are hired: If it comes to your or the company, we'll fire you without second thoughts, but that's how it is.
> Both CEOs take “responsibility”. Empty words.
Sadly true. Zuck did the same. I haven't looked into Google or Microsoft's severance plans, but I was impressed by the support Meta offered at the time—that's something, at least. Still, it's hard to read those statements of responsibility as honest instead of PR.
Big tech over-hires when the market is good because they bet on being able to keep paying everyone and the additional costs are worth the possibility of some of those folks starting the next cash-cow projects. It's part of the game.
Nobody tells you when you are hired: If it comes to your or the company, we'll fire you without second thoughts, but that's how it is.