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Well, friends - I'm overdue for another layoff update!

When I wrote about getting laid off last month, I mentioned my desire to spend time learning and building.

Last Wednesday was my final day as a software engineer at LinkedIn.

If you logged into Bluesky over the weekend, you no doubt saw posts about the ATmosphereConf that took place in Vancouver, BC.

For better or worse, we've entered the age of AI.

One behavior change that has decreased my burnout risk: when someone asks for help, i now place the burden of explanation on the asker instead of taking it on myself.

It’s late.

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For as long as I can remember, an unexplainable force has compelled me to write.

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I’m at a point in my life where I’m hyper-focused on the person I am, and the person I want to be.

This week, my employer laid off hundreds of workers across multiple business areas, including engineering in particular.

I'm now a bonafide software engineer!

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At the moment, I'm halfway through my third software engineering internship.

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I received a question from an aspiring software engineer on choosing a post-bacc computer science degree versus going to a coding bootcamp.