Pay no attention to the massive layoffs across the tech sector the last 2 years. Definitely the workers’ faults
Comment on Coding students whose jobs were taken by AI forced to find work at Chipotle
atticus88th@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m sorry but if AI coding platforms have replaced you as a programmer then you were a bad programmer or were poorly educated and should just work at Chipotle.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
pirate2377@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
You’re so right. That’s why I graduated with a degree in computer science with a 3.58 GPA whilst carrying my teams on projects and worked my ass off to apply to many jobs and internships during my education as well as learning additional skills not being taught to me on the side…only to be met with nothing but rejection after rejection without so much as an internview. Guess I should just work at Walmart for $14/hr because I’m a talentless hack that will never amount to anything. $70,000 well spent!
reddig33@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you have a degree, you can work somewhere else besides Chipotle. It might not be in the field of your major, but it will be better paying than fast food.
pirate2377@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I’ve tried applying for jobs that didn’t really require my degree but was adjacent to it like data entry and help desk after graduating unemployed, only to be met with more rejection and failure. It’s as if my degree doesn’t exist. Unless you have any suggestions for a job that only requires a non-specific degree, but I’ve heard having a degree in itself isn’t valuable to employers at all unless it’s related in some way to the job. Either way, I’m trying to stay motivated to make projects on the side to hopefully refine my programming even further, but not only do I don’t have any ideas for projects that don’t already exist, but I’m not fully convinced that it will be worth the time. Especially considering every other attempt that involved working and studying for many hours have blown up in my face so far.
hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I haven’t even graduated yet and I’m already in a weird IT stint.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
what a poorly educated and tone deaf response to a post that didn’t ask for or need your opinion.
just because you have thoughts, doesn’t mean you’re free to share them.
atticus88th@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What an uneducated and pointless response to a comment that didn’t ask for or need your opinion.
Just because you dislike the reality of our world doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
FishFace@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I am software engineer, and the coding LLM we have is absolutely capable of doing a bunch of tasks you’d give to a new grad.
dil@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Or they did compsci degrees like most schools offer not software engineering and didn’t actually learn how to code
atticus88th@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Judging by the replies here I think you are absolutely right.
iii@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Everyone starts somewhere my dude
garretble@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Exactly.
Even college graduates need time to learn and build experience as they work up the ladder. A lot of theory and stuff someone might learn in college won’t necessarily be what they’ll find in the job world.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
The ladder that starts at Chipotle is not one that leads to work in the field you studied for. College graduates who are struggling to find jobs would relish the opportunity to work up the ladder in their field, but there are insufficient entry level jobs.