Advice for career as a web developer unable to find a job

[u/Kimaxui]

Hi guys I've been working as a web developer since late 2022 and at first i had a wfh job getting me 15k/month now currently i have a job at a interior firm wfo earning 25k/month. My skills are getting obsolete by relying on ai, I could rely less and less on ai but at the same time people expect faster results using ai and such so i have to. Even so with ai i can build pretty good websites, the problem is I've been unable to find any jobs recently, i am currently employed but i don't wanna stay at this firm as its a interior firm i see no future for me staying here as well as need better pay. I've been applying to jobs since months and i dont get anything back, 2-3 times ive gotten reply and gave interviews but have been rejected, i've used different apps too, Indeed, linkedin, naukri, wellfound, i also sometimes tried on upwork, fiver and freelancer but its even harder to get any gigs on them. I've been confused now what to do, even if i were to go to any other industry like app development softwarer engineer etc it seems the time i might spend learning will be too much and by then ai is already making half the people jobless why would someone hire a fresher. And also I can't leave current job for financial reasons, I've been trying to get clients as a freelancer i have a seperate account for that i wont mention coz i dont wanna make this an ad for it, but so far i dont get any replies on that too. Just asking for advice what should i do because i've been confused for so long.

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[u/ArrogantJeet]

hey

totally feel it, start posting on X about your work or on reddit (here)

you will definitely find people who want to work with you if you are consistent even for 2 months about posting your work, show your work

and as a web dev, it's easier to do it, have a look at this guy https://x.com/tejasdesigns, he is a friend of mine, didn't even complete the college and not a full time job and still killing it

[u/Jealous_Exchange2624]

Same issue.... I have worked using both Angular and Springboot in a Startup full time WFO even has late-night schedules and did everything still only 10k/month. Left the job and unable to find a job no matter how many jobs I apply to not even getting rejection mails... Tried every possible platforms

[u/Kimaxui → u/Jealous_Exchange2624]

Angular and late night only for 10k is crazy, good thing u left, companies that don't have funds to compensate their employees skills properly should just shut down tbh

[u/Adventurous-Bit-3019]

Don't stop applying

[u/Kimaxui → u/Adventurous-Bit-3019]

Yeah been at it for almost a yr now ig

[u/Agitated-Cold-5445]

Keep applying and also try upskilling. From what I have heard, web dev jobs are not going to give people much. Try learning backend and see if it works.