Even if I make it through the latest round, I don’t want to stay here anymore. After witnessing how this place treated its employees - good ones at that - I’ve completely lost the motivation to work hard for this company. These days, when I’m not stuck in meetings, I’m either job hunting or taking courses to build my skills. I’m focused on finding a better opportunity, hopefully at a place that values its workers. This place just isn’t it anymore.
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Good point about hire/fire cycle being more dynamic. I would like to qualify that though. As you get older, fire gets even more dynamic, and hire gets pretty lethargic. Quite a few engineers end up retiring before their time.
That’s completely fine. Finding a job in engineering is much easier than med workers anyways. The fire/hire cycle is a little more dynamic in engineering. That’s all.
Love what you do. Don’t waste your time on what you can’t control. Old fellas below already gave us diamonds. Let’s collect’em
These days it seems that engineering is a much bigger gamble as a career choice. Medicine might be better. I never hear about doctors or nurses getting laid off. Engineers are laid off by the hundreds/thousands.
From someone who worked in the industry 40+ years: Layoffs happen, and they are happening more and more frequently now. PLAN like you will eventually be affected. Think of your financial vulnerabilities, and how you can position yourself to better withstand a period without employment.
From someone who has been in the industry since 90s....here are some tips
Have a thick skin.
Let go of things you can't change
Leave only if it's compelling for YOU
Have long-term goals
Have a serious hobby
Decouple identity from job
Don't eat lunch at desk everyday
Take small vacations, more often
Stop being perfectionist
Invest your own money. At least a portion.
A very reasonable decision ……. It is just a job….move and work somewhere else
#WhyWait ?