William Fitzgerald

@williamfitz.bsky.social

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Orcas dancing in front of mark zuckerbergs super yacht in Seattle.
Call your agent speak out the deal is not done
I was one of those laid off. I agree that the Ohana sentiment seems dubious. I kinda felt that the culture within the company was more cult than strategic. Don’t get me wrong, lots of good people there and talent but the company didn’t end up being a good move for me. Unfortunately I went from a mid level position with 25 years of experience to sleeping in my car driving uber. Not sure if having them on my resume has hurt my employment opportunities or if it’s just the current state of the job market.
Google offers buyouts to staff in its business unit who aren't 'all in'
And there are growing signs the public at large is getting pretty sick of a lot of it. Trump’s approval rating is in the basement, Republicans are losing off-cycle elections one after another, and protests against the administration’s lawlessness have smashed all records for size and scope. Efforts to focus that opposition more effectively are underway as well. To take just one small private-sector example: Senior executives at major tech companies including Meta, Google, Amazon, OpenAI, TikTok, Spotify, and Salesforce have been circulating a letter this week calling on their companies to break ties with the White House’s immigration enforcement. The Bulwark has learned that the letter has garnered more than 150 signatures in the days after Renee Good’s shooting.
Even if much of this new media isn’t aiming to expose wrongdoing or challenge people in power, it is not exactly without value. The content that the tech industry is creating is frequently a reflection of how its elites see themselves and the world they want to build – one with less government regulation and fewer probing questions on how their companies are run. Even the most banal questions can also be a glimpse into the heads of people who exist primarily in guarded board rooms and gated compounds. “If you were a cupcake, what cupcake would be?” O’Shea asked Karp on Sourcery presented by Brex. “I don’t want to be a cupcake because I don’t want to be eaten,” Karp said. “I’m resisting becoming a cupcake.”