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I got laid off recently and am taking the time to scratch an itch around AI. I've done a few Codeacademy tutorials on Python to get started, watched the future of AI series from MIT and am now working through Andrej Karpathy's video on Nano GPT and getting familiar with Pytorch too.

All of this has been and is fun, however I am wondering if this is the best use of my time from the perspective of getting a job as a PM or TPM in the field and if not what should I be doing instead.

I've been been a PM for about 20 years in three FAANGS and its been a while since I've found myself getting excited about something. However I also have mortgage and retirement to think off

Love to get suggestions and ideas from folks.

I see a lot of negative press about Meta on HN(and frankly most news media) and that leads to this question.

If I were to join Meta now, would that harm my prospects down the line. Would a hiring manager hold it against me that I joined Meta at a time when so many unsavory details were known about the company.

For some context I work at another FAANG (have worked at a couple ) and have concerns about Meta from what I read about it.

Except that the other outfits have had their warts too and ultimately what matters I believe is your team and management chain and from that perspective believe Meta would be a step up from my current situation.

Love to get some opinions on this