A tip for technology recruiters
In the past week I have seen a huge uptick in the number of recruiters reaching out to me about opportunities for software engineering jobs. The more I thought about this, the more I found it odd and misplaced. Especially since I my profile says I am not looking for opportunities right now. As I write this, I have been working from home for almost two weeks. I live in King County, Washington which is a hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic. My employer wisely followed the lead of Microsoft and Amazon in allowing, even encouraging, its employees to work from home. Schools across the state are closed for the next month. My daughter is home from university and taking her final exams remotely. In a country where health insurance is tied to employment, and where new employees are not mandated to get health coverage right away, why would I risk changing jobs right now? I know there are people who have jobs they cannot stand. Someone I care about recently had to quit a job they ...