from Patrick McKenzie | by Patrick McKenzie

Let the record reflect that, even in current tumultuous economic circumstances, I still get a reasonably steady drumbeat of email from people a) getting hired and b) negotiating offers upwards versus expectations / prior job.

“That’s an anecdote.” Yes and it is meant to counteract the anecdotes that people will otherwise anchor on, like “Well I heard Google fired people so I guess software engineering is basically not hiring anyone this year anywhere.”