Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

The obvious

Zuckerberg paid 1 hire $1.5 BILLION.

Then laid off 600 long-term employees.

The hire? Andrew Tulloch from Thinking Machines Lab, an AI research monster.

This just reinforces the obvious:
Companies do what’s best for them.

Here's what I noticed when working at Nokia Networks:

You’re a cell in a spreadsheet with a dollar value attached.

They highlight your row, hit delete, and you’re gone.
A state of constant stress and instabilility.

The worst part?
The leadership team enjoyed it:

During headcount meetings I heard a VP utter:
"cool they'll work harder with the news"

So do what’s best for you.
Build something you own.


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The takeaway is that if you have niche marketable skills you can write your own check.

This doesn't apply to anyone currently working at a large oil company.

If you were on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence research you’d be getting the same kind of money.

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