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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've been saying that the market is oversaturated for YEARS now but this just enrages tech bros into insulting me personally. It's very strange.

I always tell me CS/CE/Info students that they should focus on non profits, government agencies, etc. where at least employment will be stable.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oversaturated?!? Maybe if you're a plebian bootcamp passionless 0.1x-er who hasn't even contributed to multiple open source projects or founded at least 3 startups. Maybe you should try internalizing all PhD-worthy algorithms from the last 30 years to reproduce them on the spot from memory like I did, or else do you really even care about the craft??? You need to understand this industry is full of math olympiad prodigy coder geniuses who work 80 hours a week like me so yeah it's competitive. Nothing oversaturated about that

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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

That was a fantastic impression of reality. Well done.

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[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's called an oversaturated market. And capitalist fucks replacing people with AI

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[–] dcat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (13 children)
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[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I was going to study computer science. Instead I got a general AA and got a helpdesk job. Then A+ and a better job and a Net+ and an even better job and I'm not well off by any means but my family has a roof over our heads and food on the table and what's more I am still employed and don't have student loans so it's looking more and more like that's the right call and the best way to get into tech.

[–] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Where I am and due to its greater practicality, nursing is more popular as a college course than compsci.

I once started as compsci, but instead got a job fixing PCs. Also self-learned basic carpentry and plumbing. Looking at raising livestock in the near future.

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[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I was laid off from my charger oem. Now I work at a grocery store till I find a new job. Needed the cheap insurance plus its union. This won’t last for long.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The one and only time I took compsci at a junior college just taught the basics of Office

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm glad I never took it. Been employed in the field for thirty years.

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