Turbulent Tech: Addressing the Consequences of Frequent Organizational Changes
Insights into the tech industry’s struggle with “copycat layoffs” and the quest for a more stable work environment.
A blue notification blinked on my monitor, a silent herald of yet another change. “We have some changes to catch up on in our 1–1 today” it read, failing to mask the undercurrent of corporate churn. I leaned back and exhaled, the taste of last year’s virtual anniversary cake still bland in my memory. Twelve months, three different faces on the other end of these virtual calls — backgrounds and bookshelves blending into a mosaic of impermanence. In this world of glowing screens and cold emails, change has been a persistent guest that never bothered to knock. Each management shift brings with it a new set of buzzwords and priorities, laced with the same hollow promise: “This will be good for us!”
My third manager’s voice crackled through the desk speaker for our first meeting. His image pixilated occasionally, betraying the shaky connection — a fitting metaphor for his own recent journey. Once a manager like myself, then abruptly cut from the ranks, only to resurface as a director, and now framed within the digital confines as a VP. “We must have broken some sort of record here,” he said, attempting…
