This week we’re back talking to Gergely Orosz — this time not quite about the insane tech hiring market, but more so the flip side, the 180, the not so good tech hiring market, the layoff market and what you can expect. There’s a lot of FUD out there, so hopefully this show gives you a lens into what’s really going on, and what to really expect. Maybe more so, how to keep your job or find a new job. We come to this topic with great compassion and great understanding, so please…there is a community here for you. There’s a lot of people in our Slack. Call it your home, it’s free to join and everyone is welcome.

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Featuring:

• Gergely Orosz – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
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Show Notes:

• The Changelog #464: This insane tech hiring market
• PragmaticEngineer.com
• Wired.com: Despite Big Layoffs, Tech Workers Are Still in Demand
• Layoffs.fyi
• Adyen
• Fast.co
• Which one of these will be the biggest “unicorn” failure ever?

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - This week on The Changelog(01:12) - Sponsor: Square(02:05) - Start the show!(03:35) - It's pretty much the opposite(10:10) - How much was pandemic-lockdown fueled?(19:08) - This was Adam's fear last year...(28:30) - Sponsor: Sentry(29:10) - The phenomenon of spiral inflation(34:25) - The situations of our listeners(43:38) - Don't burn bridges(44:53) - It's been "the good times"(48:37) - What is that "next" platform come from?(52:39) - There's tons of opportunity in boring businesses(1:01:15) - Sponsor: InfluxData(1:02:17) - Take on risk on your own terms(1:05:25) - A bitter sweet time for Gergely(1:13:51) - Advice from Gergely(1:20:07) - Gergley AI(1:20:41) - Outro