As tech companies continue to shed employees and reorganize their teams, the phenomenon of quiet cutting is starting to impact software engineers.
With layoffs and firings continuing to rock the tech industry, a climate of job precariousness has set in for the once rock-solid career path of software engineering. Are roles being quietly cut?
In December last year, Justin Garrison, a senior developer for Amazon Web Services (AWS), wrote a personal blog post alleging that he had been told in September that his role was being eliminated, but that he could continue working and being paid as long as there were tasks for him to help with.