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Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Re: Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Post by VirusNewbie »

quietbritishjim wrote: post #38
VirusNewbie wrote: post #8

I agree that the online hackerrank quizes where it isn't even a video call is dumb because so many people cheat and if you don't, you're at a disadvantage. Lots I agree with here, but... > I would promptly remove them from my LinkedIn connections afterwards because I'm exhausted of pointless connections and recruiters. Why would you do something like this, it's just counter productive. I've had numerous recruiters re…

I'd suggest not adding recruiters as LinkedIn connections in the first place. I mean, LinkedIn is hardly sacred, but why are you adding people you don't know as a connection? Recruiters only add you as a connection if they can't afford LinkedIn premium, which is what you need to message people you're not connected to (except for connection requests). That probably means that they're not very successful recruiters.

I'm talking about recruiters that you talked to throughout an interview loop, not randos.

Re: Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Post by ryandrake »

celltalk wrote: post #36

Two weeks ago, I got 100/100 of a test from a big company for a first screening without using AI. I was pretty confident that I would pass the first round, even hinted few of my friends, but ended up being rejected with an automated mail… The job market is insane at this point and I am not sure what the recruiters are actually looking for. If the candidate uses AI they’re eliminated, if not they’re eliminated. I gues…

Getting through an interview process during a bull market has always had a small random component. I think we all have to understand and accept that in bear hiring markets, almost the entire component is random. Having a perfect skill quiz or hackerrank score and getting rejected should not cause you to try to figure out what you did wrong.

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Post by echelon »

iwontberude wrote: post #52
semiquaver wrote: post #31

> I've seen people supposedly smarter than I advocate for just giving in, conceding to AI coding as it's the future. But doing so means tossing out my friends who make art or the people who work their asses off to properly test and review code or the writers pouring all of their energy into even mundane dialogue. It means throwing out my dignity Conflating things in this inflammatory way is a big mistake. Using a tec…

I think you might not get the context this is coming from, it’s about a game developer laid off from Blizzard not wanting to partake in the technology that will justify layoffs of their friends. Pretty straight forward to me.

You will not have a job in software in the future if you refuse to use AI.

I fully stand behind that prediction.

edit: despite the downvotes, I'll double down: most of today's software jobs will disappear. Your job, if it is in software, will disappear. It might transform into something new, if you're lucky. Or it might just go away entirely.

Re: Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Post by iLoveOncall »

tern wrote: post #7

Curious about the perspective from anyone who has a skill set / reputation where finding jobs is easy right now. I imagine people in ML or who've found a good way to demonstrate prowess with agentic systems may be highly in demand right now(?)

> Curious about the perspective from anyone who has a skill set / reputation where finding jobs is easy right now.

It's easy to find jobs in software engineering provided you have an attractive resume.

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Post by braden-lk »

semiquaver wrote: post #31

> I've seen people supposedly smarter than I advocate for just giving in, conceding to AI coding as it's the future. But doing so means tossing out my friends who make art or the people who work their asses off to properly test and review code or the writers pouring all of their energy into even mundane dialogue. It means throwing out my dignity Conflating things in this inflammatory way is a big mistake. Using a tec…

Just to +1 the sentiment here; AI in the gaming industry is absolutely a culture war front. Especially in the indie space, you will lose advertising deals with many sponsors & influencers, for example, if you appear to endorse AI. Probably won't be that way forever, but it's a hotbed right now.

Re: Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Post by aurareturn »

scoopdewoop wrote: post #56
aurareturn wrote: post #5

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> No him/her No trans employees? What does that mean? No advocating for yourself at all? No unions? You are ghoulish

Call me ghoulish if you want. If I'm running out of money, out of work for a year, I'm giving you my best attitude. You won't find a more dedicated employee to your business than me. That's the attitude I'm taking to any interview.

If the market ever turns favorable for me, then I'll advocate for all those things you deem not ghoulish.

Re: Jobs and Software Is Fucked

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Post by mc32 »

aurareturn wrote: post #5

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Self expression at the workplace where you bring your home self to the office hadn’t been much of a thing if you were not your own boss till you had the likes of Sun, Netscape, etc where people were allowed liberties like bringing their pets to the office, pajamas to work etc., as a way to endear the employee to the boss. Once the mid teens hit and every company was letting the inmates run the asylum, it was no longer something that set a company apart. However now companies have the upper hand and are showing it by controlling your self at work. It’s a way to communicate who has the upper hand whether it makes sense or not. One has to know one’s context and act accordingly if you want to work within that system. If you become your own boss or become someone else’s boss you get to set the rules again.
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