A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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Seriously though what grads are looking at any prospects besides bullshit-slinging MBAs, MAYBE some kinds of lawyers?
This economy isn't even hiring nurses and IT people anymore. That's when you know things are insane.
What, is everyone supposed to just be a senior engineer or neurosurgeon as their first job now, because AI allgedly took every rung on the ladder below?
I'm a senior struggling to find a job next to me right now, I haven't seen that before. I even had an interview where a recruiter told me that they were looking for "seniors with 3 years of experience." They were literally looking for seniors out of school.
The job market is fucked for everyone and I don't even know when it will be normal again, if ever. Or if I have to find another kind of job that is the opposite of what I have done for 20 years.
Computing used to be a labour intensive industry. It is now a capital intensive industry.
Organize, educate, agitate.
Computer scientists are among the most libertarian there are and will never work together in that way. They genuinely believe that, in the face of decades of layoffs, that they can do better alone.
As a humanities graduate, I have to admit I feel a little schadenfreude. However, maybe we can work together to fix the economy now.