I sat off-screen and listened to a peer's #layoffs at a major #tech company last week. I didn't even work there, and even with that distance, I am astounded and disgusted at the state of this industry, and the spinelessness of the proceedings.
If you haven't experienced one yet, let me tell you the playbook.
An early morning surprise all-hands, with an ominous "don't come to the office today" and no details.
If you survive that heart attack, you're treated to performative PR jargon over Zoom, taking no questions.
Instructions to wait quietly for half an hour to see if you receive the "you're fired" email.
Watching your peers accounts wink out like dead stars in Slack.
And then you have to go back to work and, what, give delivery estimates?
Not a shred of humanity anywhere in the process.
