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You really should stop doomscrolling though. Reddit and Blind are terrible sources of information. Compilers didn't decrease the number of programming positions
by thorncorona 3y ago
You really should stop doomscrolling though. Reddit and Blind are terrible sources of information. Compilers didn't decrease the number of programming positions available.
In any case, pick your struggle. Decide whether you want to be well-off and bored, or something else.
You're likely in a lot of student debt after uni, and even though job market is harder, there are still jobs available. If you switch fields, you would likely be competing against much better prepared candidates with more experience.
My advice would be to get a job in SWE and decide once you're in a better position than jobless with no experience.
- noodle 3y agoAgree with this. There are also still lots of companies hiring CS grads. They just aren't paying FAANG level comps. Kind of strange to hear people say they're going to pivot into being a garbage man if they can't get the $200k+ TC straight out of school.
- indymike 3y agoBeing a developer for $80K+bonus is a lot better than $16.50 per hour for being a translator... although I've interviewed a few recent grads that had so much debt the first $60K/year they made would be vaporized by paying the loan.