Overview
- Last week James Strawn posted on LinkedIn that he will begin working as a school bus driver for a Colorado school district after a year‑plus search for new tech work following a 2025 layoff from Adobe.
- Strawn wrote that the job search left him “demoralized and discriminated against by the high‑tech industry,” a claim quoted directly in multiple reports.
- He said the bus job pays far less than his senior engineering role but called the work fun, praised the children and co‑workers, and described it as a hopeful new chapter.
- In his post he thanked supportive former colleagues while also criticizing people and recruiters who he says passed him over, ghosted him, or laid him off.
- The story has prompted discussion online about ageism, hiring filters and AI‑driven shifts in tech, and it highlights how some experienced workers are taking lower‑paid, stable roles outside the industry.