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Miserable in Tech: The End of Tech Exceptionalism
Manage episode 492042047 series 3449920
Trevor used to work from a beanbag chair in Bali with a meditation stipend and Radical Candor Wednesdays. Now his keystrokes are monitored, and he's doing three jobs after layoffs. This week, Zaheer from Levels. fyi joins us to discuss the death of the tech dream. From 50,000+ layoffs in 2025 to AI anxiety replacing innovation perks, we explore how tech jobs became just like any other job - and why some engineers are whispering about unions.
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/
https://www.firstdraft.vc
Aaron Calafato
Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast
Leah Ova
Follow Leah on TikTok
Editorial:
Matt Sunbulli
Brooks Borden
Ken Wendt
Aaron Calafato
Senior Audio Engineer:
Ken Wendt
Research:
Zaid Safe
Matt Sunbulli
Aaron Calafato
117 episodes
Manage episode 492042047 series 3449920
Trevor used to work from a beanbag chair in Bali with a meditation stipend and Radical Candor Wednesdays. Now his keystrokes are monitored, and he's doing three jobs after layoffs. This week, Zaheer from Levels. fyi joins us to discuss the death of the tech dream. From 50,000+ layoffs in 2025 to AI anxiety replacing innovation perks, we explore how tech jobs became just like any other job - and why some engineers are whispering about unions.
Hosts:
Matt Sunbulli
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunbulli/
https://www.firstdraft.vc
Aaron Calafato
Listen to Aaron's 7 Minute Stories Podcast
Leah Ova
Follow Leah on TikTok
Editorial:
Matt Sunbulli
Brooks Borden
Ken Wendt
Aaron Calafato
Senior Audio Engineer:
Ken Wendt
Research:
Zaid Safe
Matt Sunbulli
Aaron Calafato
117 episodes
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