Courtesy of Lucas Frischmann
- Lucas Frischmann was laid off from Snap in February and left the country 1.5 weeks after the notice.
- He'd been working in tech since he was 15 and had roles at Twitter (now X), Meta, Snap, and more.
- Frischmann said the layoff gave him and his wife an opportunity to travel and explore.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lucas Frischmann, a 34-year-old former Snap employee from Los Angeles. It's been edited for length and clarity.
I completed a 3.5-year apprenticeship as a media designer and engineer, and I've been in the tech industry since I was 15.