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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year ago

Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

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Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

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Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 1 year ago
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AI obsolescence is “coming for basically everyone in due time,” says one engineer who went from earning $150k to being locked out of the workforce for over a year.
  • Powderhorn ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) 
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    In my last job search, I sent out more than a thousand applications across multiple industries, got one interview, didn’t get the job. It’s very plausible.

    • YesButActuallyMaybe ( YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca ) 
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      Getting ghosted like fuck was the norm before this nonsense started… he just didnt notice because he wasnt looking… Just look at his linkedin and tell me you’d hire someone who’s position is ‘vibecoder’

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        Sounds like he should jump over to adult entertainment.

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      I sent out ~20 applications, got four interviews, got two jobs

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        What platform were you searching on?

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          Multiple ones, and directly through people I know.

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            Yeah, I’ve just gotten to the point of trying to network instead of applying for things that don’t exist.

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