5 posts tagged with "Life"

A year-end summary for 2025. Continuing the tradition, reflecting on the year by asking myself questions once again.

At the end of October 2025, my company went through a major round of layoffs, and I was part of it.

Given that Lunar New Year fell especially late this year, not landing a job before then would mean a long stretch of burning through savings. With a young child at home, I wanted to find something as soon as possible.

Over the next 45 days I interviewed around and landed 5 offers. This is a full record of how I compared them, how I negotiated, and how I made my choice. The numbers are real. Company names are anonymized.

A year-end summary for 2024. Continuing last year's format, reflecting on the year by asking myself questions once again.

Time really flies faster than you'd expect. Half of 2024 is already gone, but I don't feel like my self-discipline has improved much. There's not a lot to show for it, but I'll jot down some notes anyway.

A year-end summary for 2023 -- reflecting on my growth by asking myself questions.