In Seattle, March is in like a lamb with two pleasant sunny days in a row.

We had the neighbears (Too cute?) over for dinner last night. It was good to catch up with them. They are getting married soon and we talked through their last minute challenges. 

One of them has taken a new job at a non-profit. It's a pay cut, but he is much more interested in the work. When we were talking about his frustrations with his old company I recognized many of his words and phrases as the same used by my executives. I wonder if this is all a McKinsey and Company management package being sold to many tech companies-- 

Hey little tech executive-- did you over-hire during COVID? Have your sales plateaued? Have I got a business plan for you! Just repeat these phrases--"High Performance Culture." and "Efficiencies from AI"-- over and over. With that, you can stealth layoff without drawing attention to the fact that you are actually struggling.

As cynical as it is, it's hard for me to actually feel sorry for most of my compatriots in the tech industry. We are paid fantastic salaries and given enormous freedoms. The companies we work for have the right to demand high standards and that we constantly improve ourselves.  At some level, we tecb-bros want to be well compensated working at easy jobs that make billionaires a tiny bit richer. If that is not acceptable, then leave.