- Silicon Valley workers are anxious: mass layoffs and AI automation are spiking burnout and leaving many unsure of their professional identity.
- Big payouts don’t fix it—IPO windfalls often bring “liquidity anxiety” and an anticlimax, with people feeling numb or restless instead of triumphant.
- Therapists say many are pivoting—downshifting careers, chasing hobbies or simpler lives (hiking, board roles, even stay-at-home parenting) to reclaim meaning outside work.
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