Over 419,056 tech layoffs have occurred in the last 20 months, and software engineer/IT jobs have been hit harder. I don't know if this is correct or wrong, but the shift due to AI is real, no matter what tech CEOs say, given that all these tech giants are making record breaking profits each quarter. So, please take care of yourself. Learn new skills. Apart from learning new skills, what other skills can one learn to stay relevant in the age of AI and automation? Source https://trueup.io/layoffs
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@nixCraft HRs got laid off at my work replace to AI chat.
@nixCraft there is more demand for on site IT engineers and people working with hardware I reckon. System administration, network administration and IT technicians dont get hit as hard as say software devs. Trades in general has a huge shortage.
IT industry jobs once were a sure ticket to get out of poverty and unemployment, but the golden age is now shadowed by recent developments in technology, especially driven by AI and automation. There is a massive shift underway, for sure. This is why recent grads are unable to find jobs in the tech sector. Of course, there is greed at top level to meet shareholders demands, and we all know the Magnificent 7 companies are enemies of mankind when it comes to privacy or anything else.
@nixCraft We’re teaching machines to think, but forgot how to feel — maybe that’s the real crisis no one talks about
@nixCraft The companies on the graph are huge IT shops with massive amounts of bloat because they ride the hype cycle (the shareholders demand it).
Want a "stable" software dev job? Find a smaller privately-owned shop (not necessarily a startup) that respects their people and their work. You probably wont get to work on the bleeding edge, but you also won't get fired when the winds change.
@nixCraft I think this is because of ongoing undeclared recession. It has nothing to do with organic evolution of the industry. AI is hugely unprofitable and unsustainable. Catastrophe could even arrive by the end of the year, which is actually a depression.
@devDissentNT yes, I've not thought like that. recession along with stupid government polices are responsible too