It's possibly going to be hard yards for many people over next few months -- but lots of successful companies were born in such periods
I hope it works out for OP and everyone else impacted -- maybe one will build the next Stripe
Finding your dream job? Maybe not. Finding a job in this market? It should be cakes.
For most people in the job market today the unemployment rate is literally the lowest it's been in their entire lifetime.
Anyway, if you were looking for a break from Stripe’s culture you’re not gonna be happy at AMZN.
I used to get 20 recruiting emails from Amazon a month. Now they have a complete corporate hiring freeze. The saying here in Seattle goes that if you can't find a job you could always try one of the many Amazon roles because they were always hiring. Not so anymore.
EDIT: if parent comment is referring to Amazon job postings, the all up corporate hiring freeze was just announced this morning!
For example engineers that were laid off at Stripe in Seattle ordinarily have a good chance of getting a job at Amazon, but now Amazon isn't hiring. That combination certainly causes folks to feel uneasy.
Additionally, cities like Seattle are expensive and not all companies pay equally well. If you bought a house on a single income but suddenly cannot find a new job paying enough to pay your bills, then that's a problem too. Previously there were lots of jobs of similar pay to go around. In the current economy that is no longer the case. Suddenly you will need to make some tough choices. Yes we can argue that nobody should have put themselves into such a position in the first place, but buying a house is incredibly difficult in markets like Seattle and San Francisco, and so I don't blame people who are now in this predicament.
Amazon is not the only company. There are literally millions of companies out there. They can stop being so delicate and suck it up and work somewhere else than FAANG.
>If you bought a house on a single income but suddenly cannot find a new job paying enough to pay your bills
Have you seen the tv show called x-files? Trust No One. Don't make big financial decisions by depending on someone else. Save enough to save yourself from that kind of trouble and find a job. It doesn't need to be Amazon. Suck it up and survive.
I blame people who cry after making $200k+ and not saving. I blame them for making weird financial decisions and thinking their social status depends on their job titles at certain companies. Life is fast and everchanging. You must trust no one and be self sufficient.