I got laid off in 2001 during the dot come bubble burst and again in 2008 during the great recession — both were valuable learning experiences

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RE: “Feel Free to Follow Along

1) Regardless of how much you think your “boss likes you”, it means nothing.

2) Never get too comfortable at any job. Feeling content, emotionally or psychologically attached to a job is a terrible operating mode to be in. Always work with the assumption that management is looking for a reason to cut you. It’ll help you to stay sharp and always be ready for the unexpected.

3) Work hard in your role and even harder at being viewed as someone who “is easy to work with”. You never know when you might need to call on someone for a reference.

4) This one is a hard one to describe – during the course of your work try to make it clear that, while you’re not currently looking for a new job, you’re confident in knowing that you could land a better job somewhere else. Expressing this is tricky and varies by work culture. I’ve worked in places where there were clear “lifers” and everyone knew it. While there were other people that you knew would leave after some time. Those people generally got more respect.

…2 cents from a 51yr old who’s worked in tech since 2000.

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