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10:45 Bro applied to all the high tech companies. Thats like applying to Google and being sad you got rejected. There are tons of other IT jobs, government, startups, regular companies (not places like Square lol)

Curious, has any recruiting agency reached out for opportunities? If so, how is your experience with them? Thanks!

Pro Tip from a Recruiter: Consider the benefits of being clean shaven on your LinkedIn and interviews. You can guess why.

ah, this was great to watch :) I've left companies without a new job in mind a few times. usually I've just immediately attempted to get a job, but currently I'm actually working on myself and giving myself some time before I go back into the job market and it's been really ... restorative and helpful. there's a lot of stuff that, over 10+ years in engineering, I just was ignoring, and it's really useful to be able to take a few months and figure that stuff out - personally and also for work I think it'll be really, really nice, when I go back to working.

Email layoffs are disgusting.

Wow, brutal, brutal, brutal. Your words are my experience, except mine was even worse. I was a Software Engineer intern and was told over ten times, "You are being hired." Finally, on the last day of the internship, they told me we are not hiring you. Maybe I messed up a bit here and there, but I was given no slack. I think they couldn't afford to bring me on so they used me for three months and lied to me so i would stay.. I have never forgotten and plan to take revenge one day. I have many avenues for it. I hope G-d punishes them one day with a sharp blow. Everyone talks about layoffs. To me, the word has more meaning, and it is a very bitter pill today.

Did you find another role

Courage dude 💪💪 Mentally it is hard but dam.you managed well

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you think about whether Dinnerbee should be a mobile app or web app in the beginning based on its use case? Why did it become a web app rather than a mobile app?

Great stuff dude! People keep calling you tech Shia LeBeouf but you’re Jon Snow!!!

After watching your videos it seems like any company would be really lucky to have you on their team. Way to get through it, Gino!

Nice video! I love following along with these. Excited to jump in the beta once that goes out. For any other solo founders here is what my breakdown is. Context I have 2 SaaS I've built/building. Digital ocean 27/per month - hosting 3 Rails apps and their associated Postgres DB. - 2 production apps and one staging env for the larger application. Hatchbox io 49/month - used for simplifying deploys and digital ocean provisions/configs. - again used on all three applications. I think I pay about the same for both of my domains. ~$80/month

Not to rub it in.... am i glad i dont have to work anymore. Recently retired, and enjoying d fruits of a long career. I suggest go find work in government, eg federal jobs or those with county, state or city- no layoffs😅. And save 30% of your take home pay so theres no stress to find a new job right after being laid off

Helpful information. thanks man!

how old are you and how long have ( professionally ) bee in IT for?

bro - did you get another job ?

as a solo dev working on SaaS, my main struggle is Figma and design. A video showing your process to create those mocks would be awesome. nice work!

Wherever you're working remember that you're even with them at the end of each day. Live well below your means with the goal of being financially independent always being pursued, NEVER live paycheck to paycheck. No debt!

Saving 20% of my income allowed me to survive up to 12 months between jobs. Whether it's 401k or a pure savings account/shoebox. Don't underestimate the power of saving.

Buddy, As an employer ifeel your pain but in the 13 weeks off did you consider getting a haircut and update your wardrobe. If I were to interview how your look and articulate is important as you would be representing my brand. Hope things work out for you.

Wishing everyone the best. I remember when tech seemed a glamorous career to riches.

got laid off today (Nov 15). have 20+ years of experience. looks scary out there as i see so many talented devs here on your channel. It reminds me 2009 when i also was laid off and was without a job 14 month. Seems to me i might have similar experience this time. Problem is that i am 50 now and i know that I might be out of luck because of my age as well.

This video is just one big red flag for ever hiring you again - you do realize that, right? I have no need to watch it to know that. 😅🤣

Dude there is always something better! I was so happy after my last layoff! Now I can’t wait for the next one!

It looks like nowadays the best course of action is to work different jobs, to keep developing new skills, start some sort of business or side gig, and keep looking. I’ve noticed it’s more easier to get part time jobs but very difficult to land a full time job with benefits.

What you need to remember: layoffs are never about you personally. It's hard to take, but it is - usually - to make the investors and upper management more money basically. And if you choose to be an employee, that is a risk. Many people have a blind spot for that. We usually choose the "employee" side, because we want that steady income, but steady does not mean guaranteed or safe. But the worst thing you can do is internalize being laid off. Has nothing to do with you at all. They pick what they consider the best of the best to keep and while that may be a reality check for many, it probably will not be you. It may even be unfair: Bob might be kept on, because he's chummy with some big shots while he does not know what he's doing. That's life and not your problem anymore. And yes, save enough so that you can live through unemployment for 6-12 months.

O man. A harsh experience. Glad you are well

Payments is what I'm struggling with now, especially since I'm in South Africa and stripe doesn't work here so I'm looking at different payment tools that are trusted and have good documentation

Good luck Gino!

I highly recommend setting up some form of analytics to monitor user behavior, Even if it's something simple like Google Analytics 4 (GA4) or a more robust solution like Mixpanel, having this capability is essential, especially during the MVP stage. Being able to track user experience through data is a must.

Stop holding the microphone

I partly agree about reusing but the problem is tech is constantly evolving so one boilerplate you created might work 6 months later but it's using old deprecated tech such as getServerSideProps / pages router etc.

I totally agree that subsequent projects become easier to develop after the first one. But some people claim that they develop products in less than a week, sometimes during the weekend; which sounds like a clickbait to me. And I discussed about this in my latest video in my RUclips channel. Surprise to me that you handled the topic from another angle. :) 2 short comments if I may have.. - I think it would be cool if you had a microphone in your channel logo as well. It is a good touch that helps me remember your channel.. :) - Looking at your other videos, you don't seem to have implemented Google signin for account creation. Not considering at all...?

Being laid off is always painful for any professional on any level, the worst part is when they think you are over qualified that sucks, and they put you in a position where you question your ability, and thats where all the negative thoughts comes and you believe as if its your fault, just all you can do think positive and brace up

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That is the problem when you live in a country where people live to work! I have been laid off a couple of times in Europe and the experience is completely different. First you have a 3 to 6 months notice period, which is usually gardening leave (paid leave) and then there is about 18 months of unemployment benefits: 75% - 80% of last salary. So you take a couple of months of to travel and relax before searching for a job.

Thanks for sharing your experience and happy for your outcome 🙏

Thank you for sharing your experience. Lots to think about.

That's BIDENomics

being laid off is horrible, it made me question if I am a good web/software engineer, and on top of that the market is hell and getting so many No's had done a number on me mentally to the point where I do think I'm imposter, heck I even learned Python while I'm still jobless and I can't find a job, during these times Im angry at myself at the company I'm depressed I just want to get a job, but thank you for sharing this it's nice to know someone who has gone through the same thing as me

Very close to my experiances. So often you find out before they tell you. I actually interviewed on the day they laid me off.

Unfortunately, I believe the days of plentiful tech jobs are gone, especially in the US and other nations with high value currencies. With telecommuting tech and fast internet, most tasks can be farmed out to low cost workers in Mexico, India, etc. This is not just for IT, but for anything that can be performed on a computer. I pivoted to another career that requires my physical presence after working in tech for 20+ years. Best of luck to you and think about you really want to do going forward.

Been there, more than once. If you are out there competing and making money in software, you are most likely going to be out of a job at times. I have a very stable job at a stable company right now and I absolutely could get laid off. I recently lost my manager and several members of my team.

Re org. Lol. These companies are retarded.

Elon Musk bought Twitter and laid off 80% of the workforce. The company name changed and the headquarters moved to Austin Texas. The company seems to be doing just fine today? It makes me wonder how many dead weight employees there are in the high tech industry in the US? The high tech industry seems to be under a great amount of competition from foreign companies in ALL areas..

My story is very similar to yours although it happened back in 2010. With a young family to support along with a mortgage, I didn't think that I had the luxury of taking any time off at all. Like you, I was brushing up my resume and hitting my network before the day was out. Fortunately, I landed a job in a couple of weeks (while still being on the severance time of my previous employer). It resulted in no break between the previous and the next job but it gave me the peace of mind. I used the separation package to pay off most of my mortgage and shore up cash reserve for any such eventuality in the future. Luckily it was not needed. My advice to any software engineer - It is very difficult to continuously keep your skills up to date if your employer's products are not on the bleeding edge of technology. So, have a plan of squirreling away savings every month for the rainy day. We are dinosaurs after 45 years of age. Another advice that has kept me employed throughout these years - Learn the business side of your product. Don't just be a code mule. The domain knowledge about the business use of your company's products will make you invaluable to your customers (and by extension your employer). Finally, try to get into a group that directly brings in $$ into the company (i.e. 'Profit Center' like Professional Services) as opposed to 'Cost Centers' (like Product Development, Middle Management). When things go south, the group earning $$ directly is always the last to be laid off. Middle management and Product Development is the first to get the cuts.

The IT field is brutal : in 25 years I was laid off twice and jumped twice before I would have been. It’s a brutal business, don’t think you did something to deserve it, their literally look through a spreadsheet of titles/salaries. That’s it.

Hi came across your channel about that layoff story you told? What is dinnerbee? I watch the other videos but I quite don't understand what you are building and who is it for? Also to save time for UI/UX design, I recommend sticking to wireframes first, and then create UI/UX components slowly to create a "Design System" a set of reusable components to help establish a consistent app experience.

Hey Gino, I'm excited for the beta! I'm building my own B2C saas too and would love to chat on discord once I'm inside. If you are looking for any feedback at this point, you might consider saying "Thanks <first name>" on step 2, as that's more personable than an email (since you have the first name) second, you might consider making the giant checkmark on the final confirmation about 1/3 the size :D please take all that with a grain of salt and just my observation. nice work!

Just got laid off today. First official day off is the 13th of November. If I had iOS experience probably wouldn't of been let go. But should be fine since Java is still huge.