Tech in a Covid World 😷

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JP Layoffs

• Let's talk about layoffs!
• https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/15/softbank-backed-opendoor-has-announced-a-massive-layoff-cutting-35-of-its-employees/
• 600+ employees
• I got laid off on my birthday! The response has been overwhelmingly supportive and I've talked to dozens of startups in the last two weeks. (It's been exactly two weeks at the time of the recording)
• Sometimes you have to realize how incredibly privileged we are to be in the tech industry. I can't imagine people in the food service industry, for example, getting the same kind of attention
• Collab tools:
  • vid streaming is hot now
  • https://github.com/jeanpaulsio/action-cable-signaling-server

John Layoffs

• C19 forced our company to extend our runway, laying off half our team.
• 7 of 11 got laid off
• This has been hard to adapt, created a lot of work and pushed out our timelines.

Interviews?

• Phone Screens over a dozen
  • Leads from personal network + spreadsheets
  • Hot tip: If you are in high demand set up a calendly
  • Hot tip: Block out time in your calendar so it's not wall to wall meetings
    • 30 minutes is bad 25 minutes and 55 minutes
• Interviews 4 or 5 technical interviews

State of tech

• Restaurants with awkward apps

John Bad IRS Site

• The new IRS website to get stimmy money breaks every single UI best practice. It’s a perfect case study usability 101
  • Validations aren't until after submission
  • Not responsive
  • Only supports firefox (Officially)
  • Very strange validations - money with no coma or $
  • ST vs Street with no previous notice.
    • Reddit thread

JP Government Websites are just kind of funny in general

• I filled out the Census 2020 form yesterday (I know, I procrastinated)
• Why are the options in the form of questions?

save for another convo? vvv Yea for sure — Going too long.

Let's wrap

• Future Topics

Picks

• John - Notion Pro — Notion Examples - Progress bars, advanced formulas Dependent tasks. A lot of fun tips / tricks / hacks

  

• command + k for links!

• Shift + Enter for new lines JP -

• JP: Really cool PBS series - Crash Course Comp Sci

Links + References

• JP's Action Cable Signaling Server Repo
• OpenDoor Layoffs announcement