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sempron64 on Feb 20, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Where are laid off employees gathering?

Yes, I know talented engineers from several companies that were laid off simply due to being unlucky enough to have ended up on the “wrong” project

richmond1111 on Feb 21, 2023 [–]

Or maybe they are not so talented after all.

ianlevesque on Feb 21, 2023 | [–]

I mean we’re all just trading anecdotes but absolutely people that were fantastic were also let go by being in the wrong place. I feel I dodged a bullet with choice of project personally when comparing to two specific other people I know that were laid off.

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