Alas, I’m a foul-weather blogger–it appears I am only motivated to blog whilst unemployed. In the interim since my last post Substack, Instagram and LinkedIn have largely filled the space that casual professional blogs used to hold–I don’t think the concept of “influencer” had even been invented yet…
Sadly, my most recent (and much loved) role met its doom at the intersection of Private Equity and AI in late August. Since I’ve made my career in technology, this is not my first rodeo, sad to say. During my last period of unemployment I agonized over my dated materials and promised myself I’d stay on top of my resume and portfolio so that I’d never again be caught unprepared for a job loss…you see where this is going, right? That promise was kept about as well as getting up early to exercise and eating more vegetables, so here we are.
Jared Spool noted that the UX job market was a mess way back in January of 2025, and I certainly have friends who lost jobs in that early wave of layoffs in Q3 & Q4 2024. Things have not improved in the interim (!) and Jared is now offering a 5 week course on how to stand out in today’s crazy, crowded UX job market and I am taking the class to learn some new tricks after 30 years in the field…