We’ve seen a lot of strange habits when it comes to hiring DevRel folks over the past few years. But recently, a surprising phenomenon has occurred: a large-scale layoff or re-org leading to many folks in DevRel being suddenly unemployed. What are the knock-on effects we can expect from this? What are folks impacted by this doing as next steps?
Checkouts
Jarek Jarzebowski
* Developer Ambassadors Motivation Survey 2023 (https://www.advocu.com/developer-ambassadors-motivation-survey-2023?trk=public_post_comment-text)
* "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story" (https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/10-happier-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head-reduced-stress-without-losing-my-edge-and-found-self-help-that-actually-works--a-true-story_dan---harris/3223663/item/34958913/#edition=7654643&idiq=4167572) by Dan Harris
PJ Metz
* Current music obsession: Dan Mason - Electric Elevator 2: Second Floor (https://youtu.be/ovpO-c0DpEI)
* Projectdiscovery.io (Projectdiscovery.io)
Erin Mikail Staples
* GenSpace NYC (https://www.genspace.org/)
* DevRelish (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICDgnu4-PI)
* Labelstud.io (https://labelstud.io/) » integrations library and hugging face spaces
Wesley Faulkner
* Engineer, Male Engineer (https://www.facebook.com/845933925525600/posts/pfbid025SXD6Y2vGke5znJ8NxrczbZyEFHr2XvvVDYGTqYvTE9BK1b57fiuYVYiB3NoGswfl/)
PJ Hagerty
* "Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker (https://www.amazon.com/Do-You-Talk-Funny-David-Nihill-audiobook/dp/B018F3FTZY)" by David Nihil
* Spotify AI DJ (https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-03-08/spotify-new-personalized-ai-dj-how-it-works/)
* Open Sourcing Mental Health (OSMHhelp.org) - get ready for Mental Health Awareness month in May
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