[bitwize]

> This is psycho advice. It ranks up there with the crazy myths about just being able to instantly get new software jobs (when the actual time of job searches is usually longer than 6 months, despite the tone deaf wave of gainsaying comments this is sure to incite).

Well, everyone I know who's any good as a developer can just waltz into a new job on Thursday after being fired on Tuesday.

/s, if it weren't obvious, but I've read enough straight-faced comments of this type on Hackernews.