{"id":29560,"date":"2025-01-30T03:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29560"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:06:53","slug":"big-tech-jobs-have-lost-their-glamour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/01\/big-tech-jobs-have-lost-their-glamour\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Tech Jobs Have Lost Their Glamour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some time, holding a much coveted a job in Big Tech companies was the envy of everyone. The industry was once even dubbed as \u201cthe pinnacle of employment\u201d being renowned for their model work cultures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut to 2025, with increasing layoffs and cutbacks, employees who once strived to land a job in these tech giants do not bear the same enthusiasm as before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article about how working for Big Tech is losing its once shining star with layoffs and perk cuts here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20240207-big-tech-layoffs-perks-cuts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto test one\u2019s mettle<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cInitially, the move went well. Michael says he got to work on high-impact features, testing his mettle<\/strong> against senior developers.<\/em>\u201d Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the phrase \u201cto come out strong out the gate<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAfter coming too strong out the gate<\/strong> in 2021, tech companies had to suddenly pull back their recruitment.<\/em>\u201d Use this expression in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is does \u201cthe place to be<\/strong>\u201d mean? “I was wowed by the office \u2013 it made it feel as though tech was the place to be<\/strong>. It was its fast-paced and innovative nature that stood out most to me: as though I could be part of something new.”<\/em> Give two (2) synonyms or similar expressions and use this phrase in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is causing tech slowdown and industry-wide layoffs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What is your opinion about the decline of Big Tech jobs glamour? Do people have the same sentiments in your country? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your thoughts on how \u201cemployees who once clamoured to work for Big Tech companies are changing their tunes as layoffs proliferate and perks are cut\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. If you worked in this industry, what do you think your next move would be and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. How has the growth of the tech industry in your country been affected by the pandemic? And how is it doing at the moment? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Share your point of view on this statement, \u201cThe glory days [of jobs in the tech sector] will be back: a couple of years post-economic downturn and it’ll be back to 2021.<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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