Economy crisis is here. Employees from FANG will only support you with mouths.
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My then 61 year old spouse found a SWE lead position within a few weeks of being laid off in 2020 through his network. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Any sane HR department would hard pass on anyone with twitter on their resume.
Yes, for some it will be difficult to find the next job. The first week, you'll get many calls regarding your resume and interviews. The second week, not as much, and the third week, even less. Then you feel depressed, cause you've been trying to sell yourself to all these companies and going to interviews and repeating about all your skills and still you're not getting an offer. Pretty soon, all you will do is watch TV all day instead of looking for a job cause you've applied to so many jobs already and haven't had much luck. Well, I say, instead of watching TV, get online and refresh your skills. Do the training/tutorials. Look at interview questions and see how others have answered them. Sharpen your skills. Speak clearly and with enthusiasm. Have confidence in yourself. No one will find a job for you but yourself. One of my colleagues in his early 60's found a job after six months. He didn't give up and neither should you. Remember, you are in this wonderful, beautiful, free country where there are many opportunities. People in other countries aren't as lucky as we are in USA. Life could be a lot worse, so think positive, have confidence, and smile.
Yes, a recent trend in HR is to use unprotected class headcount to be fired along with an over-50 person to avoid an ADA lawsuit. Cannon Fodder (Canning Fodder).
You may not be able to command the typical $250K a year compensation at Twitter, but you can still get a job. You may have to negotiate downwards a bit, but you will be ok.
Many ones hired people from Twitter not for kindness but they can use them as headcounts in the coming layoffs in their own companies.
When you discover that you've been paid more than market rate a little too late.