๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐ [WARNINGโ๏ธ] Tech layoffs continue with Meta cutting additional 10k and Amazon 9k. Is tech still a promising career? ๐ง
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๐ข Tech companies are once again preparing for layoffs, with Meta and Amazon planning to cut an additional 10,000 and 9,000 workers, respectively. ๐ช Itโs also unclear whether other companies would follow suit for a โleanerโ workforce. ๐ฅถ Despite nearly 100,000 workers being laid off in the US tech sector over the past year, and my own concerns about job security, would I still choose a tech career if I could go back? ๐ฐ Unfortunately (?), the answer is yes. ๐
Here are my reasons:
๐ฐ It pays well. According to SHRM, the average salary of tech workers is almost $105k. The 2021 median US income? $70k.
๐งฉ These layoffs represent a small fraction of the tech workforce. For instance, Amazonโs announcement to cut 27,000 jobs amounts to just 1.7% of their 2021 workforce.
๐ฅ Tech jobs are still high in demand, with almost 80% of laid-off tech workers finding new roles within three months of being let go.
๐ In 2023, every company is a tech company. Letโs be honest. Tech isnโt just a part of a job anymore; itโs a part of our daily lives.
๐ Then why are major tech companies releasing the โincredibly talentedโ individuals they worked so hard to recruit? ๐คท A simple answerโs they over-hired. Take Amazon, for instance, which more than doubled their headcount from 798,000 to 1.6 million during the pandemic. ๐ With consumer habits returning to the pre-pandemic levels, itโs no longer practical to maintain the same headcount. ๐ฎโ๐จ
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