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My theory is that the Great Resignation (which was moreso the "Great Job Hop") and the layoffs that followed moved a lot of people from roles that they enjoyed working in to roles that they don't enjoy, and the average happiness across the tech industry has dipped sharply as a result.

I changed companies twice between 2020 and 2024 and I've noticed this at both places. Not only is the average tenure of current employees everywhere much shorter (most of the people in the big tech where I work joined in the last 3 years), everyone works like they're only planning to stay for a short while.