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   Gulf of Gregly (gregly@retro.pizza)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 13:29:11 JST Gulf of Gregly

   For a long time, I’ve attacked myself for not trying to get a Big Tech job — Apple, Google, or Microsoft, mostly. I told myself I was scared to do so, that I’d never be hired, that we couldn’t afford to move. And I’d look with envy on friends who did get those sorts of jobs. Why wasn’t I even trying to do that? What was wrong with me?

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     Gulf of Gregly (gregly@retro.pizza)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 13:29:09 JST Gulf of Gregly

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     Our grandparents got jobs that were, in many cases, practically guaranteed for life, and when you retired, you got a pension. Our parents saw that largely evaporate throughout their adulthood. My generation now reaps the whirlwind of a perpetual “gig economy”, where even full-time positions are shockingly unstable, and 50% of the company might be laid off on the whims of some ketamine-addicted rich freak psychopath. This has happened everywhere, but Big Tech drove much of it.

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     Gulf of Gregly (gregly@retro.pizza)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 13:29:10 JST Gulf of Gregly

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     After many years, I think I know the answer: I’ve never wanted that. Yeah, I might have wanted the financial and job security, but the truth is I *hate* Big Tech. I hate what they’ve done to the field I loved for so long. I hate how solid planning, engineering, and pride in one’s work has been supplanted by Agile™️ methodology and quick wins. I hate the constant short-term profit chasing. Plus, the aforementioned financial and job security isn’t even there anymore!

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