I worked in tech for most of my career. This may sound mean, but I'm glad to see some of these cuts kick in. I think the younger generation (already in tech) needs to see this and experience layoffs firsthand. They need a dose of reality. I worked with some entitled younger workers who were making close to 200K per year (often while living with their parents) and whined that they deserved more. It was nauseating. They had no clue how lucky they were and how most of the real world lives. Layoffs in tech happen all the time. Can't count the number of rounds I survived. My partner got laid off 5 times -- most often due to outsourcing to India. The number of H1Bs is mind numbing. Go walk around one of these tech campuses and you'll witness it first hand. Tech pays well, but you're always on the edge in terms of your job. Your company, although they claim to be "your family," will drop you in a heartbeat.Lastly, if these companies cut back on all of their forced diversity and inclusion training/efforts, they would be several times more productive. Seriously, it was crazy how much time and resources were devoted to this. Much of the recent hiring focused on getting in people who matched certain social/ethnic/sexual identity categories so the company could broadcast their diversity efforts. There was much less focus on merit. (And no, not saying all those hires were inherently bad hires. Just that merit was much less of a priority.)

I worked in tech for most of my career. This may sound mean, but I'm glad to see some of these cuts kick in. I think the younger generation (already in tech) needs to see this and experience layoffs firsthand. They need a dose of reality. I worked with some entitled younger workers who were making close to 200K per year (often while living with their parents) and whined that they deserved more. It was nauseating. They had no clue how lucky they were and how most of the real world lives. Layoffs in tech happen all the time. Can't count the number of rounds I survived. My partner got laid off 5 times -- most often due to outsourcing to India. The number of H1Bs is mind numbing. Go walk around one of these tech campuses and you'll witness it first hand. Tech pays well, but you're always on the edge in terms of your job. Your company, although they claim to be "your family," will drop you in a heartbeat.Lastly, if these companies cut back on all of their forced diversity and inclusion training/efforts, they would be several times more productive. Seriously, it was crazy how much time and resources were devoted to this. Much of the recent hiring focused on getting in people who matched certain social/ethnic/sexual identity categories so the company could broadcast their diversity efforts. There was much less focus on merit. (And no, not saying all those hires were inherently bad hires. Just that merit was much less of a priority.)

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