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This piece is more optimistic than reality, imho. As an older worker, without BigTech on my resume or a four year degree, I'll probably never work again in the
by mixmastamyk 5mo ago
This piece is more optimistic than reality, imho. As an older worker, without BigTech on my resume or a four year degree, I'll probably never work again in the industry, barring some lightning strike.
Anecdotal, but I just went to PyCon and about 1/3 of the dozens of folks I talked to are looking for work. The "job fair" was everyone playing charades, there are still a hundred people for every position. One said they were hiring 2-6% of applicants. At least the lunch was nice.
- caminante 5mo agoHiring 2-6% of applicants? That sounds high, not to be dreary, but given how easy it is to spam and roles having thousands of applicants. There's about 10M in US tech jobs and the forecast for net job adds is +2% in 2026 so the number on a macro level checks out.
- mixmastamyk 5mo agoCould have been a number to make us feel better, or perhaps post-spam filter.