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# [Being Laid Off In An Agentic World](https://blog.joetr.com/being-laid-off-in-an-agentic-world?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I've been a professional software developer in the mobile space for around 15 years now. I started in the Android 2.1 / Eclipse / Ant days and iOS Objective-C days pre-ARC on Xcode 4 (if memory servic

Jul 30 · 5 min read · blog.joetr.com  
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## Written by

[Joe Roskopf](https://hashnode.com/@joetr)

@joetr · Minneapolis, MN

  
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Principal Android Engineer @ Nike

Hey! I’m Joe! I’m an Android developer who is passionate about the human side of software development.

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[unblgamesg](https://hashnode.com/@unblgamesg)

[Aug 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/being-laid-off-in-an-agentic-world/6a6b7196a8eaa63cd90e1211/comment/6a924fb98c4c15dadcd617db)

I can relate to the point about losing human connection. Even something like [town of salem](https://town-of-salem.github.io/) feels more engaging because the value comes from interacting with real people, not just getting the fastest possible answer from an AI.

[Nahid Mahmud](https://hashnode.com/@nahidmahmud555)

[Jul 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/being-laid-off-in-an-agentic-world/6a6b7196a8eaa63cd90e1211/comment/6a6b7fc0c26fbec43ce2e084)

Great execution! It’s fascinating to see how practical implementation changes things. Where do you see this scaling in the near future?