這本書收錄了我從 2016 年哈佛求學，到 2017 年轉入加州柏克萊資訊學院，到 2018 年之後成為矽谷軟體工程師，直到 2022 年歷經矽谷大裁員風暴的所有文字紀錄。如果你現在正徬徨於：該不該出國念書？該選什麼系？文組出身的我，真的能轉工程師嗎？在不確定的經濟週期裡，該怎麼面對裁員與自我懷疑？海外工作，到底是嚮往，還是逃避？那麼，希望這本書的文字，能夠在某個深夜的螢幕前，陪你走過那段看似孤獨的路。正如我在矽谷一個被裁員的同事，在他離開公司前最後留下的那句話──"Tear it up as needed."（不要吝嗇為我哭泣。）我們哭過之後，還是要站起來。Alice Yang矽谷，2026 年春

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