I was laid off, now what? Talking tech layoffs as a FAANG data scientist

I was laid off, now what? I lost my job as a FAANG data scientist in the teach layoffs, but now I'm gearing up to have the best 2023, with more traveling and finding new ways to make money. It's a bummer to lose you job, but I'm taking this opportunity to build a happier life!
If you or someone you know has been impacted by the tech layoffs I'd love to hear your story and what you're doing now, let's chat in the comments :)
Follow-up with my break from corporate life after 5 months: • Life after my tech layoff
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[@estacey735]

I was laid off a week 1/2 ago from my job in tech. It's such a rollercoaster ride of emotions already. I went from angry to sad to hyper productive and back again. 😅The uncertainty is so hard to get used to, but keep trying to remind myself to use the time to do things that make me happy. You got this!

[@billfunk3168]

Sucks to give so much to a company and be let go. Looking forward to your travel videos.

[@kittysaywut]

That’s why I hate workaholics, they think that if they put on 996s they will be “vital” and unfireable. They are used as examples of how a good employee is and force others to do as they do or else you look bad.

[@Stephsears1]

Can't wait for the update. Ironically, I'm going back to work after a 1.5 year hiatus... quit my corporate job to be with my daughter and start real estate investments with my husband. I found you originally bc of the JT house. We are on the middle of a flip and still wanting to pursue Real Estate, just have to pay the bills, as you say. Thanks for the creative inspiration.

[@anaelisagentle]

Congrats on your hiatus and getting back into work, I know those decisions are tough! I love that you're doing a flip, I hope it's going smoothly. JT update coming soon :)

[@TheDenbagus4usa]

Hi Ana, thank you for your honest video. You are still young and will be successful very soon. I retired from my "dream job" but you nailed it, it was a lot of politics. I retired a few months ago, and I am now 80s and starting to enjoy the life that I missed most: traveling. Go to Germany, enjoy October Fest, go to Bali enjoy your simple life with the natives. I was blessed to travel around the world because of my work as an analyst, but enjoying retirement and without responsibilities while traveling is the top of the my life now. GBU

[@anaelisagentle]

Congrats on your retirement, glad you're enjoying it! Germany and Bali sound fantastic.

[@georgemortensen7623]

I love your story. I'm 75 and was there at your age. I have been fired. I have owned my own companies and some have failed. Thankfully, some did not. Like you I wanted to travel the world and have been blessed to do so. It's amazing out there. Live, and learn but I pray you never make the same mistake I did. I was so wrapped up in the next adventure that love and family became a subset. You are bright, articulate, and have something to say. Stay engaged, but never forget the real gift in this world is someone to travel with. Prayers from Atlanta.

[@anaelisagentle]

You make a great point on always searching for the next adventure :)

[@johnny_damiano]

I feel you and I am in Tech. It hurts for us Techies

[@BologneseJones]

Thank you for sharing. I'm gen x been thru two layoffs. The means to share didn't exist but at least back then they told us to our face and made sure we were well taken care of financially

[@majorlycunningham5439]

Hi Ana, I very much relate to your journey in the sense that I have no desire for a corporate job. I am neurodivergent so I feel some of things I’d say in the office would be mistaken as something else and people would read me with a less than charitable motive. I actually found your channel through your videos on your Joshua Tree property since I recently bought land in the high desert. I am curious what you plan on doing with it since it was in an area where they put a moratorium on short-term rentals. You could always decide just to live there and travel to the beach/ coasts on the weekends. It’s just super hot and dry there during the summer months! The world is your oyster, and it’s very possible that losing this job was one of the best things to happen to you! ❤

[@anaelisagentle]

Hi! I'm glad you can relate! The lay off does impact the airbnb. I plan on putting out an update once I I iron out the details. Thanks for your kind words and following along on the airnb journey :)

[@mrbuckmeister]

I love what you are doing. Your priorities are amazing. Totally relate to your tech career experience. Giving you a like and subscribing to support what you are doing. Keep going!

[@THEPOSSUMNUTS]

Congratulations on your new beginning. Embrace and celebrate this new opportunity to grow and diversify yourself to the needs of society

[@mullcrumthesage6303]

Good video Ana..I see good things in your future.

[@AlexGorasov]

Great video Ana, thanks for sharing! hope you get back to posting videos

[@nidhisetya6968]

It is quite relatable..nice personal insights I agree that we need a dream life to be lived but practically things are way different but we always have to push ourselves in that direction

[@anaelisagentle]

Unfortunately the bills still have to get paid :(

[@jhors7777]

Thanks for posting, and best wishes to you.

[@anaelisagentle]

Thanks :)

[@avrilstacy3133]

Your a good quality person. Your going to do well at what ever you do. I know there is alot of sabotage from people who are jealous or an enemy for what ever reason. Your not the only one. Stay Strong!!

[@anaelisagentle]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@Poohinc]

Sorry to hear that! I'm in a similar position so I stumbled upon this video - nice to see you're still in good spirits and I can definitely relate to dream jobs not meeting up to expectations. Are you planning to nose dive back into finding something else in tech or take a break to evaluate life?

[@anaelisagentle]

Layoffs are tough, sorry to hear you're in a similar spot! I've been enjoying time off to focus on other projects that make me happy (like this channel!) I hope you're able to find time to do the same! :)

[@user-id8ng9eq9h]

Smart and real content. You have great things ahead.

[@anaelisagentle]

Thanks!

[@cannotwest]

In the US it's hard to live w/o making a lot of money because of how predatory the whole system is structured here - impossible to live cheaply and not to feel like a bum at the same time. As someone who have lived in multiple countries, US is good to live in when you make a lot of money and for the purpose of making a lot of money. If one is after other things in life, I don't see it's a healthy or interesting place to be anymore.

[@WordMadeFlesh777]

Truth!

[@dreamgreendiaries203]

Hey Ana, I'm feeling the same about going back to corporate. Like you I was laid off and during that time I've made a lot of reflections about what I really want out of life/work. I've used the time off to learn about investing my money and I really want to focus on passive and long-term growth goals. Hopefully in time I can ditch that corporate 9-5 altogether...but for now it seems to be the safest option. In the meantime I'll be focusing my attention on building up my emergency savings again and investing anything and EVERYTHING I have left into my investment portfolio. There is no dream job for me anymore, I'm chasing my dream lifestyle instead- Take care💚

[@AbhayaParthy]

You have the right attitude to life. Every end is a new beginning 🎉

[@anaelisagentle]

:)

[@Ezinma88]

Good for you. I've never believed in a dream job. There are jobs that a great fit for a specific period of time. But, even then life moves on.

[@azteca6695]

I was a company for about 10 yrs. ( Medical field) The same year new management came in, I was diagnosed with cancer. Had surgery and treatment and went back to work after 3 months. The following year I was let go, as I was going back to check if the cancer was gone. Fortunately, I had saved 6 months of emergency funds. You just never know what life is going to throw at you

[@rrocketman]

I know the feeling, join the club! Good luck everyone😎

[@slowmotiontrainwreck]

My co-worker never returned his laptop when he left. He wasn't even laid off.

[@CatzzMoney]

Hang in there. I was in the same boat too. I promise you will get smarter and wiser. You will probably go viral on KZbin or start your own online business. 😊

[@akin242002]

Whoa! A data scientist got laid off is scary. I get it if fluff jobs got laid off. Not analytical jobs in a data heavy time.

[@CunningCreditCardConcepts]

Great Video. Do you have any recommendations for someone who may be laid off in the future (things they can do now)?

[@youtubegarbage4u]

what FAANG laid off 30,000? was thinking amazon but even they did not layoff 30k at least from the public posts...was laid off as well dec 2022 and got another job, difficult to leave 9-5 because of bills, but wish you the best on next plans

[@anaelisagentle]

Oh no! I double counted lay off rounds, this should be 18k. Good catch. I'll put an edit in the notes. Hope you're enjoying your new job :)

[@Handlebrake2]

@@anaelisagentle I can see why they laid you off.

[@repeataftermedia]

@@Handlebrake2 Why so mean?!

[@Handlebrake2]

@@repeataftermedia I'm sorry

[@heymancy56]

I was laid off least week too 😢😢. I literally just returned all my stuff on FedEx too. Laptop, badge and miscellaneous. 😢

[@anaelisagentle]

I'm so sorry, I hope you take the time to process everything and move on to something better :)

[@stevengonyaw1617]

No more goofing off in the break room ! 😜

[@Spedfree]

Corporate software engineering is shitty i got terminated which is worst than laid off sadly and surprisingly I feel relieved

[@Cravenn5]

The beauty in this! You’re living My life within the last 1.5 I lost my job due to restructuring. (Companies found out how to do more with less during Covid) I spent 15 years at my dream job… lol you explained the ceiling of a “dream job so well” it’s not a dream job at all. ☺️ I have so much less flexibility in cash and happier than one could ever imagine. Sending you greatness on your continued journey💕

[@anaelisagentle]

Sounds like your lay off turned into a great opportunity, I'm glad it turned out well for you!

[@fetB]

what are you looking at? Its not the framing since the camera doesnt move

[@jmunnyrulz6175]

In time- we're all expendable.

[@iamtlc4u]

“There is no dream job but there is a dream life.”

[@LeadingIndicator]

These “Tech Lay-Off” videos are the new “Women Hitting the Wall” content … I love it !!!

[@techxyz5176]

Hello Ana, the reason why most people were laid off is because of inflation the FED is trying to fight inflation by raising interest rate, the higher interest rate the more expensive it becomes to borrow money. Most of these tech companies rely on cheap loans to operate, so now loans have become expensive these companies have to cut cost in order to keep the company running, also these companies grew too big during covid because money was cheap then. So now these companies have to reduce their work force to keep operating. I'll advise that you protect your wealth and also look for an alternative country outside the eu or America that you can live in. Because from what I see it will only get worse and a great reset will take place. So please protect your wealth, buy Gold. 🙏

[@scottjackson163]

Does anyone actually experience a dream job? I have what I consider to be the best practicable job for me, but the job is still occasionally stressful and there isn’t much of a dream feeling about it.

[@tyslink]

Welcome to the tech industry I guess...I think a lot of young people that came into the industry within the last 5 or so years had a very storybook version in mind of what being in tech wold be like only to find out that it's actually hard work...and usually when you are a newbie a LOT of hard work. I've been doing this for about 20 years now and I definitely put in my long days and nights when I first started, but after a while you get enough experience under your belt where you aren't really grinding it out anymore (unless that's something you actually want to do). I will say you sound a bit naive on all this traveling business...I mean I wanted to do a LOT of things when I was your age but well, things cost money. And, same as you, I wasn't born into money. But don't let me stop you from trying to live your ideal life. Only advice I'll offer is don't go work for the big tech companies next job...find a start up or just past start up type gig. There you won't be just a number on a spreadsheet. It can be a lot more pressure just because you are so visible, but that can also be a really good thing too. You learn A LOT more than you ever would at a FAANG type gig too. Just my $.02. Anyway, good luck to you.

[@vishwajeetraj8621]

Which kind of video I'm watching 😀

[@mfrancisco_850]

i often wonder how real all these laid off videos are because i know some people may fake it but how do we tell which videos are real and which are not ? also how can someone so beautiful get laid off ?

[@maloukemallouke9735]

i wish for you the best , don't worry because you will be more antifragile

[@mgoboski]

People still calling it FAANG? It's not 2015 anymore.

[@JohnTube2K]

Sounds like this is a good thing for you as you were not really happy at your job as you spent most of your time doing office politics and not coding which is what you wanted.

[@huckfin1598]

LEARN TO WELD

[@michaeladams9744]

When people say "my dream job" 99.99% have no clue what they are talking about. If you wake up tomorrow and see that you have $ 1 billion on your bank account, will you keep doing what you did? 99.99% of people will not.

[@user-wl4fb5qh9w]

Beautiful blue eyes

[@cannotwest]

Healthy "dream job" should be not to be working for anyone asap. 😄

[@anaelisagentle]

The dream! 🙃

[@lindaostrom570]

work. it belongs to the employer and not you. office politics are hell on earth.

[@zakca762]

you are absolutely beautiful.

[@Jesusismykin]

Jesus, and the Bible, OK 👌

[@airborneranger-ret]

Ok, you will never "be happy". Down the road (40's+) you're going to realize that "decisions have consequences" - and you've made some bad decisions. Best wishes.

[@cexatvpsre2402]

People get what they vote for, i hope they enjoy the promised biden boom.

[@sparkyspace]

It’s hard to feel sympathy, for anybody laid off from the tech company world majority of those people spent most of their time looking down on anybody else outside of those companies

[@olafvidar9315]

Just think, before feminism, women used to be housewives. Supported by the husband.

[@Speed00007]

YES! So glad you people got cut! Let's see if you can pull your weight at a real job where you don't get to "work from home" and produce nothing of substance! #TruthHurts

[@akin242002]

Data scientists actually produce something of value. It isn't an "inclusiveness specialist" or other fluff jobs. Especially someone that actually worked, even on weekends, show some empathy. I don't feel sorry for slackers or those with fluff jobs.

[@june5646]

Maybe you got laid off because you were not good at your job? Sure it's bad to get fired like this but yea I mean if you were integral then it won't happen. There is this real big pattern where young women and younger folk who just get into programming and tech for the salary get a high paying job but don't actually deliver, I mean you are even complaining online, its still unprofessional since the next company will look at this.

[@nadyajjl]

As someone who’s seen layoffs up close, a lot of them are promoted a few months ago. And one director I know barely had sleep. Stop assuming things about others and actually have some empathy

[@june5646]

@@nadyajjl perhaps you haven't grown up yet nor gotten a real job, you don't go blaming others with out accountability, or trying to shame a business for employment when you agreed to terms that you couldn't uphold, not to mention whining and shaming the brand about it instead of doing something healthy and productive. Its online no body made her do it, there for she is accepting any criticism coming her way, no wonder you probably got laid off lol

[@nadyajjl]

@@june5646 wtffff are you talking about. I survived the layoffs thank you very much and my colleagues are impacted and I would know how they work since we’re on the same TEAM

[@pratikbirhade4572]

After laid off most of the people getting broken mentally but the way you have handled yourself is really great. it's something to learn and that can be achieved also by experience........Your stronger 🫡 👍