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The Bloom Report Vol 27 [Bloomology] ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน๐ŸŒน

News, Resources, Opportunities, and Possibilities for Black and Brown women working in tech

A safe space for Black women in tech to flourish and live life in full bloom

Welcome To Friday! ๐Ÿ“†

Last week I joined the approximately 25, 000 tech workers that have been laid off so far in 2024. We are only 26 days into the new year and about 25,000 people donโ€™t have a job. Thatโ€™s wild right!

I asked Googleโ€™s AI Bard to help me with the data because you know I love the factsโ€ฆ.

According to Bard 

Tech industry:

Layoffs.fyi: Reports over 20,000 tech employees laid off in the US so far in 2024.

CNBC: Mentions at least 23,670 layoffs in January alone, the highest since March 2023.

Crunchbase: Tracks over 6,505 tech jobs lost in the US so far in 2024.

- Generated With AI

It was all good just a week ago.

Sis, itโ€™s still all good now! 

Friends and family have been asking me how I feel and the first thing that comes  to mind is FREE.

Iโ€™m actually super grateful and because my mindset is on growth and expansion and what I do have, I actually donโ€™t feel any lack. 

I didnโ€™t shed one tear, nor did I feel sorry for myself.

At one point on the exact day that I got let go, I did think โ€œ How dare them let me goโ€ฆ ME, do they know who I am. But that didnโ€™t last long!

Then, I immediately was thankful again because I am too big for the job and I am fearfully and wonderfully made for much more.

๐Ÿ™๐ŸพI am thankful for my severance package 

๐Ÿ™๐ŸพI am thankful for my high salary that allowed me to have savings and a financial cushion

๐Ÿ™๐ŸพI am thankful for my skills, my expertise, and my personal brand that I worked really hard for. Itโ€™s allowing me the opportunity to take my talents anywhere and everywhere

AND most importantly I am thankful for the push that I needed to go all in on this new journey of soloprenuership. Iโ€™ve never actually had the financial freedom, time, clarity, and headspace to go all in on building my business and 100% bet on myself.

Now is the time! Itโ€™s my time and itโ€™s my season. 

This chapter of my life is called metamorphosis which goes perfectly with my word for this year which is โ€œrefinementโ€. 

Iโ€™m entering my delusion era ( like old Kayne from the Netflix doc delusional). 

๐Ÿ’ซ Delusional Goals

๐Ÿ’ซDelusional Dreams 

๐Ÿ’ซDelusional Accomplishments 

๐Ÿ’ซDelusional Income

Everything is bigger! I believe that for me!

Question Of The Week: Howโ€™s your 2024 been so far and whatโ€™s your word for this year?

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