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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brittney Ball, a 36-year-old former Meta employee based in Washington DC. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I didn’t anticipate being unemployed for over a year after my layoff at Meta. I assumed that, coming from Meta with my skillset, there’s…
One of the most common things I heard after having three kids in three and a half years was: “They’ll all be in college at the same time.” I was busy paying for diapers, and people were already warning me about college costs. It scared me. Loading audio narration… My…
Meta plans to lay off around 10% of its staff next month, and it told staff it’s not ruling out deeper cuts. Loading audio narration… That’s what Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, told employees in an internal meeting on Thursday, according to three sources on the call.”Will there be…
Josh Vintner-Jackson first felt some discomfort in his lower left hip in March 2020. Loading audio narration… At the time, Vintner-Jackson, who is from the UK, was 29 and worked at a startup in Austin. He balanced his time between work, hanging out with friends, and his active hobbies. He…
David Ellison is celebrating a major milestone in Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Loading audio narration… WBD shareholders voted for the Paramount deal in a special meeting on Thursday morning, prompting the Paramount CEO to take a victory lap.”We are grateful for the trust and confidence shareholders…
Building a website has never been easier thanks to AI. But how much easier? Loading audio narration… Vibe-coding tools like Lovable and Anthopic’s Claude Code can take a rough prompt and build a website with little to no human intervention.Established players like Wix let individuals create websites without coding knowledge,…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Zhang, a 25-year-old former Google employee based in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When Google hired me as a software engineer at 22 years old, it felt like a huge accomplishment. It wasn’t just…
