A few years ago, software engineering was a pretty great job market.
Then, in 2022, tech companies laid off 165,269 employees. In 2023, they laid off another 264,220 employees. So far, in 2024, they’ve laid off 124,517 employees.
It used to take very little time to find a new tech job, and now most of us have friends who have been looking for a new job for months, or even more than a year.
Layoffs and Purpose
A few years ago, software engineering was a pretty great job market.
Then, in 2022, tech companies laid off 165,269 employees. In 2023, they laid off another 264,220 employees. So far, in 2024, they’ve laid off 124,517 employees.
It used to take very little time to find a new tech job, and now most of us have friends who have been looking for a new job for months, or even more than a year.