Layoffs Show That Tech Jobs Aren’t Sacred Anymore
Job cuts used to be taboo in Silicon Valley. Now they’ve become a part of life, even for companies that are doing well.
For Sydney Russakov, it’s been a year of transitions. In March 2023, she lost her job at a startup called Universe, which offers “no-code” software design tools, when it cut her project manager role. She took a bit of time off before starting a new position at Nextdoor Holdings Inc., the hyperlocal neighborhood social networking service, in June. She was let go again in November, when Nextdoor conducted its own round of layoffs.
Losing a job is an experience Russakov is learning to live with. There was “an element of discomfort and surprise that first time,” says Russakov, 31. “The second time around, I think I was in a better place to deal with it.”
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Job cuts used to be taboo in Silicon Valley. Now they’ve become a part of life, even for companies that are doing well.
For Sydney Russakov, it’s been a year of transitions. In March 2023, she lost her job at a startup called Universe, which offers “no-code” software design tools, when it cut her project manager role. She took a bit of time off before starting a new position at Nextdoor Holdings Inc., the hyperlocal neighborhood social networking service, in June. She was let go again in November, when Nextdoor conducted its own round of layoffs.
Losing a job is an experience Russakov is learning to live with. There was “an element of discomfort and surprise that first time,” says Russakov, 31. “The second time around, I think I was in a better place to deal with it.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe
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