Companies will expect marriage loyalty and treat you like a Tinder relationship. Never forget that.
Microsoft earns 70 billion and decides to lay off 6,000 people as a thank you for your hard work.
The biggest mistake anybody can make at a white-collar job is thinking the loyalty they give will be rewarded.
I studied computer programming in from 2001 - 2004 but im so glad i became an electrician and have owned my own business for the last 10 years!
The crazy part is that these CEO's would rather fire 1000s than take a small cut in their pay. Or even consider communicating with their employees like "hey we need to cut cost, so we need to lower your pay by X amount, instead of letting you go"
One thing you said isn’t actually true, being at a company longer doesn’t always mean you get paid more. In fact, it’s often the opposite. New hires sometimes get paid more than someone who’s been there for years. I was at a company for 5 years, and a new guy came in making the same as me.
Imagine having a resume that you worked at Microsoft for 18 years. Still a win.
The golden ticket is being a consultant. That applies to any skill in IT. Learn what you can, master it and become a consultant.
Never get comfortable. The average career last 5 years.
Lern development. Learn prospecting & sales. Learn marketing. Build your own stuff....
If you work somewhere for 18 years and get laid off, it means you are pretty comfortable.
There is no loyalty amongst thieves 😮
Anyone lasting 18yrs in a tech firm is a W to me.
companies need to be held accountable for this BS.
No one should be comfortable in a job/working for someone else. They should use their job to launch their own side hustle and make it profitable enough to quit their paycheck job
I guessing after 18 years the dude is probably a multi-millionaire. He should come out of it ok.
This guy's speaking facts. The average income (taking RSUs into consideration, not just salary) for technical knowledge workers who aren't junior in big tech is around 400k. 400k * 6000 = 2.4 billion dollars... That's a lot of money. And this is excluding bonuses and benefits, so it's definitely way higher. A business is a business is a business. Corporations aren't your friends, and your colleagues aren't family. Don't ever get too comfortable.
CEOs cost a lot more money, are overly compensated for small decisions, and then have golden parachutes for their exit. That is the reality. Developers make peanuts.
Mark Heckler, one of the leading voices in the Java ecosystem just got let go from Microsoft too. Its rough out here.
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