@maybenot @lain @malwarejake you mistake me for someone who thinks that the tech industry isn't oversaturated and we don't need a massive economic crash which will also wipe out banks who made bad bets on real estate, residential and commercial

there are far too many people out there like "I want my job saved, I love my job"

what do you do?

"I work in this R&D department for megacorp building out this widget"

is your work making a profit for the company? for anyone? is there a sign that the finish line is anywhere near?

"no"

You're expendable then. You should have never been hired. Your job should not exist. The tech industry has swindled you. They have taken their immense access to capital and moved your office to the basement like Milton on Office Space. In this case they didn't know what to do with you but they were damn certain they didn't want any other company to have you either.


The only way out is *through*. There will be a lot of pain. But we can't put a bandaid on this and keep going on with our lives.