I remember I was let go and I remember apologizing to them, like I did something wrong. I don’t know why I did but in that moment I was so caught off guard and shocked that it’s all I could say. Show no emotion is hard when they just collapsed your world around you

Would be horrible if loads of people made independent clones/mirrors of that repo while it’s up again

What a great way to be blacklisted and ruin not just your job, but career too.

I think that depends on the day of the week

Did you not see where I striked it through and the other comment already calling that out, and wherein already admitted my mistake?

Huge advice for a junior right here. Juniors lie - a lot. They’re afraid that not knowing something is bad.

OP, don’t lie. Admit when you don’t know something. You counter this by being inquisitive. If they ask if you know something but don’t ask them what it is. Is it like this other thing? How do they use it? That’s how you win the interview. No one knows everything, but they want someone who can learn.

Also, completely separate, don’t make jokes. That’s just personal advice, but I made jokes when I was younger. They don’t land, it’s not the place.

Spot on. Juniors or business using AI to write code is terrifying. A senior using it can help with some of the boilerplate bullshit. That’s what they mean by use it as a tool.

Asfor left behind, its because companies are mandating it, and if you refuse to use it, they’ll happily hire the next person who will.

I know some people like that, and it’s exhausting. They want support and want to vent, but when it’s time to do the reverse they will have an excuse. Then they wonder why they rotate through friends quickly.

I used to be Xbox, bit as I became more and more of focused I ended up building a pc for the livingroom, with steam big picture and a controller. Rdr2 is a big TV game for me, weird to play at a desk

RCS is a protocol, not an app

Agree, and as an adult who enjoys comic book movies. I also like really good cinema. Liking good movies does not mean movies that aren’t winning Oscars are all bad. It means you’re just a gatekeeper.

I can sit down and watch a movie like the Brutalist or the Whale absolutely lose my shit at them.

But sometimes I don’t feel like being emotionally destroyed and just want good guys punching bad guys with predictable plot.

Humans are complex and sometimes you may like one and other times the other, there is no “you can’t like X movie”. Only gatekeepers think that way.

Ah got it. Sorry to be pc master race but that’s why I didn’t notice. Although their hdr implementation leaves a lot to be desired

Do we have a term for this yet? Saying your product is scary because it is TOO powerful simply to manipulate the market?

They should enshrine that only congress can rename something.

Which could have been mitigated if the big railroad monopolies had electrified their rail like other large freight railroads but noooo no investment only squeezing profits.

You’re right, I didn’t. Retracted.

Ha, at this point I wouldn’t be surprised. Fixed it!

Sorry didn’t you hear, bikes are dei now.

Gas in my region is well over $5 a gallon I don’t notice because we went from 2 cars to 1, and the one is an EV.

Meanwhile I STILL see these absolute morons buying huge gas suvs and trucks because… They need to? Always have a bullshit excuse that’s always easily debunked.

Hey OP. I’ve been there, I’m sorry if it happens. Top comments here already have great advice. Take notes, DOWNLOAD YOUR ANNUAL REVIEWS NOW, make sure you can log into all hr sites on your personal laptop, makes w2 easier and 401k.

Not a lot of people are talking emotionally though. If you’ve never been laid off and this is your first, I want to prep you that this is going to hit hard. You don’t think so now, but you’re about to have massive emotional swings.

The first will be intense numbness and lonliness as you lose access/walk out. You will feel incredibly alone as your world is shut out. I want you to know that you are not alone, there are those who care for you. Tell your significant other, friend, even your mom. Reach out, talk to people if you need to. Ask someone if they want to meet for lunch. Try not to be alone all day. It will level set you and they’ll help. You’ll feel like you’re lost, but knowing people are still there helps immensely.

Don’t try to figure out your life that day. You have a great tenure of 7 years. You are allowed to take a break! Obviously I don’t know your finances, but I would take a week if you can, or minimum 24 hours before starting to think about your next role. You may feel panicky, like you have to get started, that’s normal, but fight that urge. Any plan you make in that state is going to be garbage anyway and you’ll need to redo it. Don’t do your resume yet, don’t start applying, just do something you enjoy. Hobbies, games, family time. It will also help center you.

This is a traumatic experience. No its or buts about it, its a feeling that still haunts me a year later. I still have intrusive thoughts of was I good enough, am I a failure, why was it me? It’s something I deal with, and I hope that at least in those first few days my advice will keep you moving.

Feel for you friend, I’ve seen it