When I got RIF'ed after 20yrs, I didn't even try to stay in tech because of the ridiculous competition for jobs. Happy to be doing completely unrelated stuff these days. Lower pay, but absolutely zero stress.

Thanks! I'm liking it here!

Or #enemyofthestate I guess. I'm just living and doing my own thing.

I was just at a convention in Minneapolis that's normally held in Chicago, and was thinking of all the Chicago and Central IL area folx I'd met or talked to over the years. Good to hear you're doing alright!

Did you move away from IL or just away for a while?

Posted it for several minutes on fb and then deleted it. Fuck Zuck.

Yeah fuck Zuck and fuck Meta

Oof that was me two months ago. Not my choice to leave it, but hey whatever. Now it's just making ends meet until I become a meter maid in March while I ramp up my electrology biz!