[Diederich]

I'm not claiming any personal credit for this per se. While I've made some good decisions, the vast majority of my good professional position over the past few decades has been luck.

> Is any tech worker seriously that desirable still that they are being hounded immediately after getting fired?

In the 25+ years people have been paying me to do what I do, I've been able to find a new position quite rapidly, once I decided to move on.

In fact, it's gotten easier over time. The last time I switched jobs, away from a startup that in my judgement didn't have good prospects, in six weeks, I had five competing offers, two from 'FAANG' companies.

I'm not some kind of 'rock star': far from it. I usually work more slowly than most of my peers.

Having said all that, I know that nothing last forever, and the blind fortune that brought me a specific set of skills and personality traits will move on.