The reality of tech hiring — layoffs, talent markets, interview theater, and what actually gets you the job.
The tech industry spent 2020–2022 hiring like there was no tomorrow, discovered there was in fact a tomorrow with a budget, and fired 622,000 people. A five-act tragedy about layoffs, ghost jobs, salary declines, and what it means for your career. With data, 22 sources, and appropriate sarcasm.
Five years of experience required for a three-year-old framework. A whiteboard interview that tests nothing you'll do on the job. A "culture fit" assessment conducted over artisanal coffee. Tech hiring is broken, everyone knows it, and nobody fixes it. A comedy in five painful acts.
