A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work

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1041 points mertbio | 1 comments | 27 Jan 25 08:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source

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lm28469 ◴[27 Jan 25 09:30 UTC] No.42839108[source]▶

That's what happened during my first job almost 10 years ago. "we're different than other companies, we're family", "business is always personal", yadda yadda

Then one day out of nowhere "hey btw we're not going to renew your contract, we're nice so we give you an extra 10 days of vacation don't bother coming back tomorrow, oh and all your accesses have been revoked". At least I got the reality check right away, some people get that way down the line when their whole persona has already been built around their job

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zwnow ◴[27 Jan 25 10:28 UTC] No.42839472[source]▶

>>42839108 #

I dont get it, everyone wants to work for big tech or big corporations in general and then wonder why they do stuff like this.

Go to small companies, yes they pay less but also yes: you will have real impact and they actually need you.

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1. ghaff ◴[27 Jan 25 12:58 UTC] No.42840655[source]▶

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Small companies can have their own problems. They may only somewhat overlap with the problems at big companies--although both need to make money at the end of the day. But they're far from a panacea.

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