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Then again - after years of pulling down ridiculously inflated salaries, and under management that is objectively delusional - you all knew this was coming, right?

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I'm jealous as well, but it's a shit time in the industry and economy to be laid off. Losing a job is tough. The affected people are likely just ICs, same as most of us here, clocking in and trying to feed their families and have a comfortable life. Let's have some empathy for each other.

You're right, of course - getting laid off really hurts. Like a sucker punch right to the gut.

The more we can do to detach our employment status from our feelings about ourselves (and in particular our sense of intrinsic value), therefore - despite all the negative messaging that reigns down upon us in this regard - the better.

those salaries aren't so inflated when you consider the cost of living over there. Want to rent a modest 2 bedroom house in palo alto? that'll be about 90K per year. After taxes, the average software engineer would be lucky to spend only 50% of their take home pay on rent.

personally, i think you'd be better off making 1/3 as much in the mid-west but who wants to leave all their family and friends?

That last sentence is the cherry on top of "rubbing it off" to the max.

I see that you're jealous...

No - I'm just stating the obvious - that this is how the industry has always worked.

Given how Meta has conducted itself in recent years - particularly its attempts to "pivot" - I don't see how anyone should be surprised by the multiple rounds of disgorgement it is putting itself through.

The salaries haven't gone down yet.

Stock prices always go up and down.

Someone's interview didn't go well I see.

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