I just finished a PhD in stats, and before that, studied computer science. I had planned to go back to industry to do software engineering or be a data scientist afterwards.

However, it seems that in the meantime, vibe coding has taken over the software industry and swallowed most data scientist roles. Few open positions, and the ones that do exist are just pushing a button instead of thinking and solving problems. Is this a correct assessment? Should I try to get back in or just find a new career? I am not too keen on staying in academia either.

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    I have what is basically a data scientist job in academia for some months still (can't be extended). A friend of mine who's a chemical engineer just got laid off. In general, unemployment is high in my country right now, and it's hitting many white collar jobs at a high rate.

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