[the_only_law]

It basically destroyed me. I spent most of 2023 unemployed after being laid off in late 2022. I was working for a small SaaS company that went from ~100 to ~200 in the past couple years and than subsequently dumped the recently hired ~100 a year later.

Part of my problem was I really wanted to avoid moving and stay remote. That turned out to be impossible. I ended up taking a job and moving to place I don’t care for so far. I’m pretty sure I only got it because of a referral because I was less qualified for it than many of the roles I was getting rejected for.

My career was rotting anyway. I’m not going to waste time typing out an essay, but I’m pretty sure I’ve hit my peak pretty early and there’s not much left for me to do (or that I care to do). I still had some ounce of ambition prior to the layoff, but that’s gone now. I just feel defeated. I was actually planning to leave the industry prior to the layoff, but that won’t happen now.

[kypro]

I really related to this.

I keep wondering if my career peaked in 2020 and for a year or so I've become increasingly negative about my future career progress in tech.

I'm kind of in the opposite situation to you though. Desperately want to move, but can't. Not any time soon anyway. This will hold me back I'm sure.

Just wanted to leave a comment wishing you the best.