If anyone out there is feeling a bit down about the general state of the tech industry, I highly encourage you to look into jobs in the green energy field.
There are so many things this world needs smart people doing. A slowdown in the tech sector might just be the catalyst.
Southwest executives understood that they were running on borrowed time with their crew scheduling software. At the very least an alternate or secondary process should have been in place.
The US air traffic control network is a good example. In case of a primary failure, there exist secondary procedures adopted from before air traffic control radar was common.
There are so many things this world needs smart people doing. A slowdown in the tech sector might just be the catalyst.