When I read the news about Microsoft offers buyout, something shifted within me. My mind was suddenly filled with countless questions, each leading...
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Water takes no fixed shape. Do not fear when crises arrive; danger and opportunity always go hand in hand. The world is changing faster than ever, so we cannot cling to the mindset that things will stay still forever. There is calm within motion, and motion within calm. Heroes rise in turbulent times. Keep going.
I couldn't understand the actual problem lol but i really wanted to comment something so here it is... ๐
Thanks for the comment. Honestly, Iโm a little worried about Microsoftโs Voluntary Exit Offer. I never expected to see an offer like this, and I certainly wouldnโt want to accept it. ๐
Luckily its voluntary! ๐
At the end of the day, even big tech companies canโt be fully trusted. Capitalistsโฆ๐
What's "even big tech companies"? Aren't they the ones who can't be trusted? ๐ค
I meant we tend to think big firms are safe havens, but that assumption is what breaks easily when shifts happen.
I understand why this feels unsettling.
I donโt think life has one correct answer, and even things that seem logically โrightโ are often built on assumptions.
Sometimes the foundation we trusted gets shaken. Thatโs scary, but maybe thatโs also part of life.
We question, struggle, change our minds, and rebuild.
Or maybe Iโm thinking too much about this. ๐น
I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat, so the email made me nervous ๐ It was quite an interesting experience, though. Let's see what happens next! And honestly, I don't think you're thinking too much. ๐น
What do you mean by "Microsoftโs buyout" - do you mean their plan to 'voluntarily' get rid of 30% (or was it 30K ?) of their employees?
It's a consequence of the AI "craze" - companies are investing astronomical amounts in AI (out of fear to "lose the AI race"), and they recoup part of that money by getting rid of people ...
Maybe your faith in "the tech industry" was a tad optimistic - at the end of the day they're just companies which want to make $$$, and the corporate culture in especially the US is ruthless and ONLY profit/shareholder-driven ...
Sad but true!
Youโre absolutely right. All of this is happening partly because of AI. By the way, I think the number was 60,000 employees. But what can I really do as an employee? Companies want to maximize their profits, and from a business perspective, I can understand that too. Letโs see what happens. Maybe theyโll first offer voluntary buyouts and resort to layoffs later. For now, all I can do is wait and see how things unfold. ๐
Ah just now it dawns on me - are you a Microsoft employee?
But (to be honest) I've never seen Microsoft as a particularly "benign" company - with Satya Nadella at the helm their corporate image got a bit more positive and friendly, but in the old days under Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer they were seen as the Evil Empire, especially because of their shady business practices ...
Yes I'm a Microsoft employee. Do you know? :D
I'm sure you mentioned it, but I forgot, lol ... okay, that makes it quite personal !
Wanting some stability after years of effort is reasonable. "Keep learning" can feel like a frustrating answer when you've already been doing that. You can still enjoy building software and feel disappointed by how employers treat people. You don't have to resolve those feelings into a positive takeaway right away.
In the world of growth, fear is the only gate which would eventually make you fall to the negative growth.
Water takes no fixed shape, so you've to be a body which can make water take a shape whatever you want.
if you failed to shape water, water will shape you.
both is good but better is that you shape water before it shapes you.
visible confusion is a good name for it, most of it stays invisible until someone writes it down.