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Every voice on record.

39 of the 67 on record left their wordsby department, largest first

Design — 13 voices
Entry #55 · mid · out 3-6 mo“We're just a bunch of biocrust on a spacerock and it doesn't…”Entry #45 · senior · out 12+ mo“We’ve lost our humanity in the hiring process.”Entry #42 · senior · out 12+ mo“After the first year, I doubted I would get another role.…”Entry #41 · senior · out 12+ mo“I wish I were twenty years older and all too happy to retire…”Entry #40 · mid · out 0-3 mo“I know I'm overqualified for a lot of roles but still not…”Entry #36 · senior · out 3-6 mo“I adapted, delivered, and in the end, my role was eliminated…”Entry #35 · senior · out 12+ mo“I was let go, but still part of the decision-making team to…”Entry #34 · senior · out 0-3 mo“I’ve created things that have helped millions of people and…”Entry #31 · senior · out 6-12 mo“I would never have thought that, with all the great brands…”Entry #29 · senior · out 12+ mo“Hiring managers, after all these years, still think that UX…”Entry #25 · senior · out 6-12 mo“I didn't get into shareholder experience design, I got into…”Entry #23 · exec · out 12+ mo“‘I’ll know it when I see it’ isn’t a strategy: it’s lazy…”Entry #21 · exec · out 6-12 mo“Two years ago I wouldn’t have considered the job I’m…”
Product — 7 voices
Entry #70 · senior · out 3-6 mo“About a third of the company was laid off in the prior year…”Entry #68 · mid · out 6-12 mo“You could do everything right and still come up short.”Entry #67 · senior · out 6-12 mo“I alternate between optimism that I will get something…”Entry #52 · mid · out 0-3 mo“It can be difficult not to interpret the situation as a…”Entry #32 · exec · out 6-12 mo“My skills are sharper than they have ever been, but no one…”Entry #27 · senior · out 3-6 mo“Why would anyone want to hire someone their CEO claimed was…”Entry #12 · senior · out 12+ mo“When recruiters assumed I was still employed, I seemed to be…”
Engineering — 6 voices
Entry #64 · senior · out 0-3 mo“I was lucky that my layoff didn't last that long. Otherwise…”Entry #63 · senior · out 6-12 mo“I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place: too rusty to go…”Entry #60 · exec · out 3-6 mo“I'm applying to jobs several levels below where I'm at in my…”Entry #59 · senior · out 6-12 mo“The whole “it was a close call” is extremely annoying. If it…”Entry #19 · senior · out 12+ mo“I applied to a position that wanted 15 years of React…”Entry #6 · senior · out 12+ mo“They told me I interviewed well and went with someone more…”
Marketing — 3 voices
Entry #71 · exec · out 12+ mo“No one responds to a networking email, not even to reject…”Entry #50 · senior · out 6-12 mo“Each passing day I feel less hopeful and more stuck. I find…”Entry #7 · mid · out 6-12 mo“I stopped telling people at parties what I do. It is easier…”
Customer Success — 3 voices
Entry #66 · exec · out 0-3 mo“I get it that it is just “business”. But continuing with…”Entry #51 · senior · out 3-6 mo“I find myself too morally sound to continue in tech.”Entry #8 · exec · out 12+ mo“My old team still messages me for advice and I answer every…”
Operations — 3 voices
Entry #65 · senior · out 6-12 mo“The job I do is now almost dead in Europe.”Entry #49 · senior · out 3-6 mo“The veil of Silicon Valley has been pierced.”Entry #44 · mid · out 0-3 mo“Laid off during maternity leave.”
Other — 2 voices
Entry #54 · senior · out 0-3 mo“I trained and knowledge shared myself out of work.”Entry #20 · senior · out 12+ mo“I’ve been through a lot of reorganizations, mergers, and…”
Sales — 1 voice
Entry #48 · senior · out 3-6 mo“My email is crickets. I no longer have a career.”
People / HR — 1 voice
Entry #47 · senior · out 6-12 mo“If I had known that this market would suddenly turn on…”

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