Got my current role from Who is Hiring post. Been 2+ years

FWIW I've started getting messages from recruiters since last week.

As others have said, the market is just not in the right place for now. How about directly applying via their websites/LinkedIn/AngelList (cant remember their new name)?

Im a 5G Google Fi user (Pixel 7) in Boston (I live in the city) and its honestly trash. There have been so many times where it says 5G but there's actually no network (maps keeps using the downloaded ones, music doesnt play etc). I finally gave up after 3 months and limited it to use LTE and have had no complaints since.

If you're a Garmin device user, the app is pretty good! I only recently started using their app more often and barring the social aspects, I dont think Strava offers me anything more. HR zones, recovery etc are all already in the Garmin app whereas its paid on Strava.

I guess for those who want routes/segments might gravitate towards Strava but I use a fairly standard set of routes so I dont value in that either.

Yes! At my current position from a post made in the Who's Hiring. Been here for over a year

Power Systems or certain companies in the healthcare space? I was working in a company making software for utilities and oil & gas companies (think competition to GE, Siemens etc). Don't think this will ever be slowed down or have to lay off people specifically due to a 2008-09 like recession

They can - but they can also be so loaded with debt that a slight downturn flips them over.

The company then goes bankrupt and continues as if nothing happened, but the shareholders are wiped out and the debtors own the company. Happens in airlines all the time.

So "essentials" companies that have a low debt load may be interesting, especially if boring.

Berkshire Hathaway may do decently well.

I'm a EE/hardware engineer, so this may be a bit different than a pure SWE perspective.

I worked in computer hardware for oil & gas, there was a turndown around 2014-2015 that slowed the demand for a lot of our products. Not quite enough for layoffs or anything, but that industry can slow down quite a bit depending on market cycles.

Healthcare is also a tricky one, I'm in that now. You'd think it's safe because "everybody needs healthcare", but hospital capital equipment sales slowed a good deal due to lots of elective procedures being cancelled for months on end during different periods of the pandemic. New product launches delayed, incessant supply chain headaches on everything electronics (and other stuff too), it's a rough time for low/mixed volume manufacturers like you see in most healthcare.

How was it? I've always vaguely wanted to work for the power company. Seems like it would be a pretty stable field, and in the end it is a product that really helps people.

For a while now I've had a vague suspicion that if we poured as much analysis into (broad strokes) smart grid stuff as we do advertising/the stock market, issues like renewables' intermittence would start looking like less of a big deal. (Although I'm aware there are already lots of smart people working on keeping the grid reliable!)

Culture-wise? Pretty boring TBH. I've worked in 2 startups and this company, hence the opinion. Work was very slow paced, lots of processes to follow and not experimental with technology (for obvious reasons). IMO ideal for someone who wants a great work life balance and decent pay. Never got the thrill of working for the 3 years I was there and decided it was time to move on.

I'm curious, what field of work is this? And what kind of jobs more importantly?

This was a prepared food supplier that serviced a major fast food chain.

It's work in a hot environment where you have to wear pretty significant PPE all day. Very uncomfortable, manual labor.

Yup, there were several tricks like these! My father used to travel a lot and paying for roaming was expensive. So when he was available to speak, he'd just give a missed call at a fixed time and we used to call him from the landline (much cheaper). If we didn't get a missed call, he was busy.

I also remember while going to college, I had bus connectivity, but had to walk the last 3km or so home. I used to call either of my parents to come pick me up when I was around 15 minutes away from the bus stop.

I'm with you on trying to have minimal notifications. I have one personal email configured only for important mails, phone is set to vibration only since years (TBH I don't even remember what my ringtone sounds like) and my phone is always face down, which means DND mode. That being said, I relate with what the article says. I find myself checking my phone every 20 minutes or so for notifications and the occasional Twitter/Instagram scrolling. It is distracting to me!

I switched to a Garmin Instinct a few months ago. My Charge 2 died and I wanted something with GPS and decent battery life. I charge my watch every 10ish days (I pair it with my phone only after an activity to see the details, not otherwise). I personally find it great that it has a rugged screen with buttons instead of fancier things like a touchscreen, payment options etc.