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socrates1998
on July 22, 2014
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Microsoft laid me off after 15 years of service. L...
It sounds rough, but if you are not invaluable to your company, then you are always at risk. And almost no one is invaluable at such a large company.
There is no more "lifer" jobs.
billmalarky
on July 22, 2014
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On the flip side, being "irreplaceable" isn't necessarily a good thing either because it generally means you are needed for one specific task that will stagnate your professional growth.
Tactic
on July 22, 2014
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Nobody is invaluable at a company. Period. And especially in the tech industry. Code is just code. It doesn't take a magical power to read it.
wsc981
on July 23, 2014
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Unless of course you'd take some extra measures to increase your job security:
https://www.thc.org/root/phun/unmaintain.html
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