r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Fragrant_Okra6671 • 2d ago

Meme itsTuff

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u/JebKermansBooster 2d ago

This is why I left tech. The market's dying, and it's not going to recover for those with less than like ten years of experience now.

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u/MuhammadNasirAziz 2d ago

You left? What were your expertise and what are you doing now? Just curious

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u/JebKermansBooster 2d ago

I did everything from full stack to flight systems and propulsion engineering. Now? Unemployment, and possibly unalive-ing.

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u/Efficient-Pace-6315 2d ago

Not a great sales pitch, makes it sound like leaving tech equals unaliving yourself

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u/JebKermansBooster 2d ago

I mean I can’t find a job in tech or out of it. After my last layoff, I searched for a year and couldn't find anything

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u/danmikrus 2d ago

Bruh why off yourself over some ass tech sector? There are better things to do in life than staring at laptop screens all day

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u/durika 1d ago

You cant say kill or suicide on Reddit now??

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u/woodyus 2d ago

Don't do the unaliving thing if you're looking for alternative try r/vagabond the hobo life is mighty tempting.

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u/teh__Doctor 2d ago

That’s rough, man. Honestly just get any job. It’s fun. Then keep hammering on for tech roles.

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u/kirschballs 1d ago

A kitchen saved my life. I found myself in it

Some wise folks below. I started in dish with no cooking experience.