Topic 1: Small companies are “labor hoarding” while large companies are laying off. https://www.utahbusiness.com/labor-hoarding-tech/  https://www.teambonding.com/labor-hoarding/  Keeping employees at any cost! Topic 2: Understanding the Dynamics of the Tech Workforce in 2023 Data Point 1: Tech Layoffs are Happening … But Not Because Tech is Suddenly Less Valuable https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-e28dd906-601f-480d-8c1a-656851613556.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0 Data Point 2: Tech Jobs are Less Attractive to Young Professionals https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2023/01/09/tech-jobs-less-desireable-2023 Data Point 3: Shifting Preference for Generalists vs. Specialists … Plus a Mainstream Rise of “Business IT” Contributors https://www.ciodive.com/news/technology-workforce-trends-2023/639543/ Amazon layoffs delivered by email. ← Low class or just modern times? Topic 3: Cal Newport on the Digital Workplace: We got it wrong Too much distraction. In fact, ALL distraction, all the time. Primary thesis = We rarely get things right the first time. But we treat technology as if we do. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/01/23/magazine/cal-newport-interview.html See also https://www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work/ Sponsor Memo: Linode The days of limiting yourself to the big players is coming to an end. Modernize your cloud offerings by partnering with Linode and Akamai. The cloud landscape is growing with alternative cloud providers like Linode offering better price to performance and better support at the fraction of the cost. There’s just some clients that don’t fit into the one size fits all box of the Big 3. Enter Linode, Linux cloud hosting at the fraction of the cost of the big players. Your customers can save up to 70% on their cloud bill.   Find out more at https://linode.com/mspradio