[UncleOxidant]

Was laid off at the end of '22. Started looking around March of '23. Had maybe 10 interviews over the course of 4 months. Got to the 3rd round at one place, but then they ghosted. Quit looking in June to focus on other stuff. Got a call from a recruiter in late September '23 about a gig - got to the 3rd round again, but they went with someone else. I dip my toes in every month or so to see what's out there, but basically I decided to retire since I just don't care to do the whole tech-interview/hazing ritual anymore.

Recently a friend hooked me up with a friend of his who is working on an AI accelerator chip startup on a shoestring. So I guess I'm about to start working on that. No pay, just equity, but there's a huge amount of money sloshing around in this space right now and who knows, maybe he can get some funding? Interesting stuff to work on, anyway, even if it doesn't pan out.

I guess the takeaway here is that it's surprisingly easy to find a gig that only pays in equity.