This Day In History

 On this day (November 18) in 1978, Jim Jones led his followers to commit suicide in Jonestown, Guyana (more information here: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-suicide-at-jonestown). I was surprised some past coworkers (in the U.S.) were very familiar with the story. It was why they were familiar with Guyana.

BlueSky Account

It is a rainy day here in Linden. I actually appreciate the rain because it made it much cooler. It has been very hot recently!

I signed up for a BlueSky account today. It was super easy to sign up for an account using the link on their website. I am still learning about the features but the platform does look a lot like Twitter (the original). For now, I will be using both X and Bluesky.

BlueSky

 A lot of people are signing up for social media platform BlueSky (https://bsky.app/). I read on LinkedIn that over 1 million people signed up recently. One individual said he signed up for an account because Twitter/X is getting nastier and more exhausting. I went to the site to have a look around. It looked good. I noticed that it is available in over 10 languages. I think I will sign up soon.

Update

 Good afternoon from Linden, Guyana! There have been quite a few developments since I posted last. In the U.S., Trump won the election. There was also a strike by tech workers at the New York Times that caught my attention. It was the first strike by tech workers that I had heard of. This is a concerning change.

Today, I saw my father who is traveling from the U.S. It was good to see him - it has been months since I last saw him. He will be in Guyana for a short time.

Difficulties

 My previous post about what a career in finance would have looked like got me thinking about the differences between the finance and IT industries. Right now, the job market for technology jobs is known to be very tough. People are having a difficult time obtaining a job in tech. This follows the layoffs of thousands from big tech firms. Apparently, there are layoffs in the finance industry as well. Banks are laying off thousands of workers. I don't know how difficult it is to find a job in finance but I bet it is difficult given all the layoffs. It seems like life is difficult in both industries.

Finance

 Sometimes I wonder what my career would have looked like had I stayed in finance. Would I have ended up on Wall Street? Would I have gotten a senior management role? It is impossible to know. I do know that I have no regrets about getting into IT.

Times of Trouble

 Sometimes things go wrong and the unexpected happens. Panicking during such times does not help things. It is better to stay calm and think of the right actions to take. I like how Ken handled his problems in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok_ZCW2JdHc.

I watch a lot of Ken's videos. It was the first time he got into trouble like that. He reacted like a mature person. He handled the situation very well.

Things go wrong in my life from time to time. I always force myself to remain calm and I deal with the situation the best I can.