Walking Away from Big Tech

Two pieces today about walking away from big tech and corporate life. One is a founder's reflection on the leap into consulting, the other a former AWS employee's relief at being let go. Both touch on the tension between personal autonomy and organizational shifts.

#01May 24

The Worlds Left To Conquer — Ludicity

The author looks back on leaving their job to start a consultancy, talking about the courage and financial prep it took, and what they've learned about running your own show.

by pards14 min readRead original

#02May 24

Amazon Web Services - Four Years and Out

An ex-AWS engineer describes getting fired after four years, citing the company's pivot to Generative AI and a changed culture around open source as reasons they're actually glad to be out.

by RyeCombinator9 min readRead original

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