Joey deVilla on Layoffs

The Informed Life

Joey deVilla describes himself as an experienced, engaging, accordion-playing, golden-voiced developer advocate looking for a new role. He’s had a long career in the technology space and writes about his experiences in two long-running blogs, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the Twenty-First Century and Global Nerdy. Recently, Joey became one of the many people in tech who’s lost their job in the last couple of years. That is the subject of our conversation today.

Show notes

• 🪗 Joey (Accordion Guy) deVilla - LinkedIn
• The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century - Joey deVilla’s Personal Blog
• Global Nerdy : Tampa Bay techie Joey deVilla on software, hardware, and everything in between.
• Laid off in 2024, part 1: The 15 worst minutes of 2024, followed by 15 more : Global Nerdy
• World IA Day
• Cory Doctorow - Wikipedia
• Up in the Air (2009) - IMDb

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Chapters

1. About Joey (00:02:06)

2. The Importance of Openness and Communication (00:05:25)

3. Dealing With Emotions (00:11:04)

4. The Experience of Being Laid Off (00:14:03)

5. Dealing With Human Beings (00:17:38)

6. The Importance of Having a Network (00:24:52)

7. Practical Advice for Those Laid Off (00:29:36)

8. Closing (00:34:03)