[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":93},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog:\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity:en-us":3,"blog:author:allan-oliveira:en-us":69,"blog:related:\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity:en-us":78,"blog:prev:\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity:en-us":91,"blog:next:\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity:en-us":53},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"cover":50,"date":51,"description":52,"descriptionShort":53,"extension":54,"featured":55,"meta":56,"navigation":57,"path":58,"readTime":59,"readTimeUnit":60,"related":53,"seo":61,"shortTitle":62,"stem":63,"tags":64,"updatedAt":53,"__hash__":68},"blog_enUS\u002Fen-us\u002Fblog\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity.md","Beyond the screens: what I learned about career and humanity","allan-oliveira",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":44},"minimark",[10,14,17,22,25,28,32,35,38,41],[11,12,13],"p",{},"What I’m about to share isn’t intended to belittle anyone or hurt anyone's pride, much less diminish the work of others. If this affects you negatively, please forgive me. I am sorry.",[11,15,16],{},"I have just accepted a job that, years ago, I never would have imagined taking: a shelf stocker at a grocery store. I don’t say this out of malice, but I am 27 years old with 7 years of experience in the tech industry. At the end of last year (2025), I was laid off. For the first time since my very first job, I was asked to leave the company.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"ambition-or-greed","Ambition or greed?",[11,23,24],{},"Over these years, I was always chasing a better job, a higher salary, or better benefits. Whenever an opportunity appeared, even when I was in a good place, I moved on, rarely staying in the same company for more than a year. Today, with 7 years of experience, I’ve been through 4 companies. This makes me think that my ambition might not have been as great as my greed; I didn't stay, I didn't improve, and I didn't grow—I just ran away to the next chance whenever something didn't please me.",[11,26,27],{},"And, for the first time, I wasn't the one who asked to leave. The company didn't want me anymore. The reason given is always the same—cost-cutting—but, honestly, if they were completely satisfied, I probably wouldn't have been let go. Deep down, the fault is mine, too.",[18,29,31],{"id":30},"the-silence-of-the-market","The silence of the market",[11,33,34],{},"It’s been 8 months since I became unemployed, sending out resumes and doing interviews only to receive that recurring email: \"We regret to inform you that we will not be moving forward with your application.\" There have been dozens, perhaps hundreds. It’s discouraging and makes one question if I should really continue in this field. I reached out to all my previous employers, and none of them had any openings.",[11,36,37],{},"If I’ve learned anything from all this, it is: don’t throw opportunities away because of greed, fear, arrogance, or anger, because time—even if it takes a while—will eventually come knocking at your door.",[11,39,40],{},"With that, I’ll sign off for today. And, if you’d like your fruit weighed, I’m available.",[11,42,43],{},"Good morning if you’ve just woken up, good afternoon if you’ve had lunch, and good evening if the sun has already set. See you in the next post!",{"title":45,"searchDepth":46,"depth":46,"links":47},"",2,[48,49],{"id":20,"depth":46,"text":21},{"id":30,"depth":46,"text":31},"\u002Fimages\u002Fpages\u002Fblog\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity-cover.png","2026-07-17","An honest reflection on seven years of a tech career, the experience of being laid off, and the importance of not confusing ambition with greed.",null,"md",false,{},true,"\u002Fen-us\u002Fblog\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity",4,"minute",{"title":5,"description":52},"What I learned at the grocery store","en-us\u002Fblog\u002Fabout-change-and-humanity",[65,66,67],"Career","Reflection","Professional Life","B9HhMYnzNN0H51j7v8wQi938bGfKv-XVqMkfrRHO_Nc",{"slug":6,"name":70,"role":71,"bio":72,"avatar":73,"socials":74},"Allan G. B. Oliveira","Frontend Engineer","6+ years building high-quality interfaces with Vue, Nuxt and React. 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