Post by Alex K.

Well… here we go again. About two weeks ago, I got laid off from my role as a Technical Recruiter at 0x. Was 0x great? Yes, absolutely. Were the people there truly passionate? Also yes. Did I know layoffs might be coming? Nothing was ever confirmed, but honestly… being in the space, seeing the market, and understanding the current state of Web3, I’d be lying if I said I was completely surprised. And I want to say this clearly, I genuinely enjoyed my time there. I got to work with some incredibly smart people, and I know layoffs are rarely personal, they’re business decisions. I understand that 100%. But now comes the fun part: what next? Truthfully… I have no idea. For the last few weeks, I’ve also been dealing with pretty brutal sciatica, with an MRI finally booked for Thursday. So right now my biggest career aspiration is honestly just being able to walk normally again. (Please pray for me and my first real experience with Spanish healthcare.) But beyond that, I’ve been thinking a lot. At my previous company, someone left to pursue their dream and went to Le Cordon Bleu in France. And weirdly enough… that has always been one of my dreams too. I love cooking, baking, hosting, and making people feel welcome in our home. So part of me is wondering: Do I disappear for a few months and learn how to make beautifully buttery croissants? But then there’s another side of me that’s gone completely down the AI rabbit hole recently. I’ve been spending a lot of time with Claude Code and thinking more seriously about moving toward a more forward-deployed recruiter/ AI implementation kind of role. Honestly, “Forward Deployed Recruiter” sounds like the dream: helping startups implement AI systems, making teams faster, smarter, and more efficient, while still staying close to people and operations. So now I’m stuck somewhere between: 🥐 croissants in France 🤖 Forward Deployed Recruiter Would genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Should I disappear for a few months and learn pastry? Should I go deeper into AI and document the journey here regularly? Or maybe there’s a third path I haven’t thought about yet. Either way, excited (and slightly terrified) to see what comes next.