Recently I was at a dinner with a bunch of people and the mood was not exactly celebratory. The main topic, as it seems to be everywhere lately, was the waves of layoffs.
Tbh, it feels like goodbye parties for laid off colleagues are becoming more common than birthday parties, which says something.
I might be living in a slightly pessimistic bubble, but I rarely hear friends and acquaintances talk about how to stay relevant, how to diversify their skill stack, or how to create ground for more opportunities.
So, convinced that we should shift the discussion toward what we can control, here is my take on staying relevant and creating your own option in this uncertain era.
This is not a framework to copy paste and apply, and cannot tell you yet whether the effort will be worth it, but just what I am actually doing.
It comes in two parts: 1) spreading my work across different projects, and 2) my plan to learn relevant AI skills.