Who’s in the wrong here?
He had a stable developer job at a stable company. Overall 10 years exp . Decent pay. Nice modern stack. Quiet pride. Predictable path.
Then came the dream call - “Come join us. You’re exactly who we need to scale this” The other org had swagger, runway, vision. Offered him - pay raise, Stock options. Leadership title. Relocation.
He wasn’t naive. He was careful. He asked the right questions. Checked Glassdoor. Spoke to the founder twice. Met the engineering head and team twice.
He joined them. Moved cities. Moved his family, Changed his kids schools. Rented closer to office.
Six months later, an email “We’re restructuring. Your role no longer exists”
He lashed out at the recruiter - The recruiter had no answer. He vented out on the hiring manager - he said, “I’m sorry, I had no idea. But I fought for your role. It was over my head” He reached out to The founder - the founder said, “Tough times”
No one checked in on him after that. No one asked how he was doing. The same company still posts new openings.
Tell me - Who’s to blame here? The candidate who trusted too much? The recruiter who didn’t know enough? The manager who didn’t have a say? Or the founder who could be under x pressure or following Y directive?
We tell jobseekers to “validate before you join.” But how much can you validate when everyone’s selling you a dream?
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Every firing is an excuse to save up more money. In the end we all need to agree as employees that we work for money for a company that in turn works for money. No one is at fault except the execs who take the shitty decisions of hiring only to realise they need to fire to cook up books.