Laid-off IT vet, fully booked in 3 months: 'there's absurd amounts of opportunity'
rickasaurus · x · 2026-10-21
- An early-40s engineer with 8 years in IT, a history degree and zero formal IT education was laid off 3 months ago and is now fully booked as an independent auditor.
- Pushing back on "20-year devs can't find work," he lists roles that flooded in after one day of LinkedIn open-for-work: forward-deployed AI engineer, AI security, cybersecurity consulting, cloud infra, solutions architecture, sales engineering, and more.
- His advice: stay open, learn new skills, collect certifications like Steam coupons, and work on communication.
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