By Jacob Zinkula
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 10:30:00
Dave Lewis had what it took to land jobs at some of the most sought-after Big Tech companies. But after getting laid off twice in three years, he found himself grappling with where he fit into the future of tech.
Lewis spent a decade at Google, was laid off by Amazon, rehired by Amazon, and eventually left for Microsoft — where he was laid off again.
After the second layoff, the Montana resident thought hard about what came next. He’d spent much of his career in roles that required regular travel, most recently as a sales executive at Microsoft, and wanted to spend more time at home with his family.
Lewis, who is in his 30s, also wanted long-term career growth. But with AI rapidly reshaping the tech industry, he knew finding the right path wouldn’t be easy.
He kept coming back to one question: “How do I make sure that I’m optimizing my career search for the next five years of what the industry’s going to be, not the five years that have…
