A lot of the “so what?” comments are missing the point. For years, putting in the effort to get into top CS universities and then putting in the effort to gradu

A lot of the “so what?” comments are missing the point. For years, putting in the effort to get into top CS universities and then putting in the effort to graduate with good marks and an internship or two was understood as the path to a high paying CS career. Many of these students have put in incredible effort to get to this point with the expectation that they’ll have a good chance of landing a FAANG job from which to launch their career. Now that they’ve arrived at graduation, the opportunities available to their older peers for the past decade are suddenly unavailable. Many of those students have spent the last 4-8 years of their lives focused on this goal, only to see the nature of the game change completely right before the finish line. Those of us who have been around for a while know that this is only temporary and that a great CS education still opens doors to many good companies. However, it’s a shock to the system to be focused on a goal (and a specific paycheck) for years and then to discover it’s not available to you right at the end. Try to have some empathy for this turn of events. I mentor in a program for college students and grads. A disproportionate number of our rather talented students are struggling to get any interviews at all, despite our resume reviews and coaching. They’ve gone from hoping to get a FAANG job to hoping they can get any interviews at all. It’s tough out there.