Today, my long-time programmer buddy told me that he received a layoff notice just after arriving at the company yesterday!

Ah, I envy him so much; every time he's been laid off, I've been jealous.
Because he's been laid off again and can receive N+1 compensation.
And I, I've never received it; every layoff happened after I left.
He's different, almost every time he gets N+1.
As far as I know, he's received it 4 times. According to what he said before, he has received at least 400,000 RMB in compensation just from N+1.
The most outrageous time was when he told us his company was going bankrupt, but a month later, the company was acquired by Tencent.
And after nearly two years at Tencent, Tencent laid off a business line, and that time he received even more than N+1.
I've always envied him, since I met him, I've been jealous, and I've continued to envy him until now.
Because on the path of being a programmer, he's had a smoother ride than me.
Although I mostly attribute this to the fact that he has an Alibaba tech guru brother who can guide him.
But he's also very hardworking, one of the hardest-working classmates of his era, even more so than me, and he can sit still and immerse himself in the programming atmosphere.
But that's not the point. Today, I called him and fiercely spread AI anxiety to him—I can't just envy.
Just like during the New Year, someone said AI is like our generation's reform and opening up.
And now, we are at the crest of the wave, not only unsure how to make money but also potentially facing unemployment.
Because the first to be eliminated by AI are most likely programmers.
Finally, I spread my anxiety in a rant, and he's already EMO.
Hahaha!!!