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Software Engineers Are Facing an Existential Crisis As They Drown In Horrendous AI Code (tech.yahoo.com)
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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

im pretty sure this isn the reason, its the dread of being laid off, and unable to find another job, because these companies think AI replaced them. i had one person i know that was laid off since 2023, and another had been put on hold indefinitely.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    There can be different reasons for different people. I personally have zero fear of being laid off (strong worker protection laws in Germany) and finding a new job this year was surprisingly easy (50-ish applications with no cover letters -> 3 interviews -> 3 offers) and I still feel the exact dread that is described in the article. The industry sucks in multiple different ways rn.

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