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I had a full signed offer to join large semiconductor company designing chips back in 2001. I found out on slashdot before the call that they were giving people a choice to take a payout or take your chance looking for a job within the company. This was during the dotcom crash.

The best advice I can give you is to keep developing skills that are in demand. Keep building things. Keep networking. You will find something better even in tough times.



100%

and even better:

- focus on developing skills that are transferable, not unique to a particular project or companies

- work on your own projects, always, because when you're an employee you trade your time, mental space and your work for inflationary cash

you deserve better than this




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