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Amarachukwu Awaeze's avatar

This reasonated with me. I was fired out of the blues. I spent almost a year thinking I was the problem. But I wasn't. Thank you very much for sharing this.

Maxine Meurer's avatar

Thank you for sharing such a vulnerable experience 🫂... It's never easy to start fresh, but sometimes it means better opportunities are ahead.

Dhamini's avatar

As a woman entering tech with an imposter syndrome, this is scary. Thank you for sharing!

Louise Deason's avatar

Tech is honestly more rewarding and wonderful than this piece makes it seem! I’ve worked at some amazing companies with some brilliant people. Get stuck in ☺️

Code Like A Girl's avatar

Don’t let it stop you. Tech can be a hard place, but it can also be really rewarding.

Georgia Drake-Brockman's avatar

This really hit a chord. Wonderful written piece. Thank you for sharing 🙏

Geoff Campbell's avatar

Me too!

And all that post mortem analysis...

Turns out several people were laid off and it seems to be that we were senior staff making good money 🤗

The Fluid Identity with Ruma's avatar

This was emotionally raw. I am so sorry that Louise had to experience this. It unfortunately happens at every company, tech or not. It's the system at play with no regard to people or their lives. If they did, people would be more than a blip on a spreadsheet.

Roldano De Persio's avatar

You have been fired because of... capitalism. It's that simple. Sorry for your horrible experience.