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mixmastamyk 8 hours ago [-]
This piece is more optimistic than reality, imho. As an older worker, without BigTech on my resume or a four year degree, I'll probably never work again in the industry, barring some lightning strike.
Anecdotal, but I just went to PyCon and about 1/3 of the dozens of folks I talked to are looking for work. The "job fair" was everyone playing charades, there are still a hundred people for every position. One said they were hiring 2-6% of applicants. At least the lunch was nice.
caminante 7 hours ago [-]
Hiring 2-6% of applicants?
That sounds high, not to be dreary, but given how easy it is to spam and roles having thousands of applicants.
There's about 10M in US tech jobs and the forecast for net job adds is +2% in 2026 so the number on a macro level checks out.
mixmastamyk 5 hours ago [-]
Could have been a number to make us feel better, or perhaps post-spam filter.
RetroTechie 4 hours ago [-]
The upside: the SV area will have a very tech-savvy homeless population! (if not already... dunno I don't live there)
7 hours ago [-]
the_real_cher 59 minutes ago [-]
So what are tech people supposed to do? LOL
simianwords 7 hours ago [-]
If we go by history, ambitious elites without a good direction is grounds for a revolution.
John23832 3 hours ago [-]
Prior revolutions (American, Cultural, French) were all put into action by young, strong, people.
We don't have that anymore. It won't happen. There's no one coming to save us.
cglan 7 hours ago [-]
Every startup under the sun is hiring decent software engineers. If you cannot find a job right now as a software engineer with experience, that's on you
quantified 5 hours ago [-]
Startups are low pay with lottery tickets. 90% or more will fail. Technically jobs but not the right ones.
marssaxman 3 hours ago [-]
They've been all the best ones, in my career; and I have no idea what you mean by "low pay", unless it's merely "not the very tippy-top highest pay". Which is fine: there's more to life than just money.
John23832 2 hours ago [-]
Startup's have famously traded pay for the "carrot" of outsized returns on equity. The pay always sucks.
Most people do not want to work for subpar pay in the one of the most expensive areas in the US. Especially when you're getting diluted off of the cap table as happens now. You're always ending up behind.
That's before considering people with actual life responsibilities.
yunwal 2 hours ago [-]
This is really SDE pay coming back down to earth. You're still making way more than even most white collar jobs at a startup.
bellowsgulch 7 hours ago [-]
Yes, with wages from 6 years ago.
jerlam 1 hours ago [-]
It beats homelessness, right?
AIorNot 6 hours ago [-]
I (50 Something AI Specialist) interviewed with 2 startups recently.. both passed -one said I was too qualified.. the other that I was too CTO type.. basically 20 somethings wanted other fellow 20 somethings -despite my AI experience.
I'm working with 3 other startups, but work is contract based, no healthcare and flaky..
tayo42 7 hours ago [-]
Probably if you have their exact experience requirements and willing to go to an office in San Francisco. Then you need to do the leet code thing and if your lucky get picked from the final candidates and get a low ball offer.
lifestyleguru 7 hours ago [-]
First the thing I liked had changed, then they took it away and it wasn't even mine anymore... or however the meme went. Enjoy maybe three remaining years of your career :)
Anecdotal, but I just went to PyCon and about 1/3 of the dozens of folks I talked to are looking for work. The "job fair" was everyone playing charades, there are still a hundred people for every position. One said they were hiring 2-6% of applicants. At least the lunch was nice.
That sounds high, not to be dreary, but given how easy it is to spam and roles having thousands of applicants.
There's about 10M in US tech jobs and the forecast for net job adds is +2% in 2026 so the number on a macro level checks out.
We don't have that anymore. It won't happen. There's no one coming to save us.
Most people do not want to work for subpar pay in the one of the most expensive areas in the US. Especially when you're getting diluted off of the cap table as happens now. You're always ending up behind.
That's before considering people with actual life responsibilities.
I'm working with 3 other startups, but work is contract based, no healthcare and flaky..