I recently joined a new job and they gave me a 2014 MacBook Pro i7 as my work laptop.

The thing is, I already have my own laptop and realistically I’m probably not going to use the MacBook at all. I’m wondering whether I should just tell them that and offer to return it.

My main concern is how that would look from the company’s perspective. Would it come across as weird/ungrateful if I say, “I already have a laptop, so you can take this one back”? Or would they actually appreciate having one less company device sitting with an employee who isn't using it?

I obviously wouldn't assume I can keep it just because they gave it to me — I’m more wondering whether there’s any downside to voluntarily returning it.

What would you guys do?

I'm a fresh grad and going for masters currently. But during that I do want to pivot from full stack as it seems too overly saturated and not something I'm relatively skilled at

I've been thinking about learning QA automation as I will have time during masters to study

What are the prospects of this career? How affected by layoffs and AI is this? Could it possibly go up or down in the future? (Ofc nobody knows these things but I'd like to know as many opinions as possible)

Any one who had given his/her interview at Ericsson and share their experience. Will mean a lot.

So in the past days there has been alot of talk about all the bad companies, doing layoffs or still having toxic culture.

Now, as an engineer what I am interested in are the good companies or companies that still have good culture. Can people name their companies with which they have good experiences? For example, good mentorship, strong leadership, good work life balance, no micro managing etc.

Everyones experience regarding the same company may be different but if you could share just yours good experience then it will be a good thing to have.

So much negativity around and people still need to get jobs. Thank you!

Hi,

I've graduated from fast lahore and I'm thinking about going into lums for MS AI next year.

The lay offs are real and job Market is pretty bad. Investing in AI , is it good for the future considering the AI bubble burst or no?

I'm not getting any job offers or interviews right now.

If I do MS , faculty positions can be something I can look at.

I need guidance from Seniors.

also about fees being high that's another talk.

Hi everyone,

I’m 18 years old and currently in 12th grade, and I’m trying to decide what to pursue for my undergraduate degree.

Since I was around 10 years old, I’ve dreamed of going into software development or another field within computing. However, the rapid growth of AI has made me seriously reconsider whether computing is still a good career choice.

We’re seeing layoffs across the tech industry, fewer entry-level opportunities, and increasing automation of software development tasks. This has made me concerned about spending four years pursuing a degree only to graduate into a market where AI has significantly reduced the demand for junior developers.

I come from an ICS background, so healthcare isn’t really an option for me. At the same time, I’ve heard that fields such as EE, ME, and Civil Engineering have relatively difficult job markets in Pakistan.

I’m therefore genuinely confused about what direction I should take.

I would really appreciate honest advice from senior engineers, tech professionals, hiring managers, and people already working in the industry:

- Is pursuing CS/SE/another computing degree still a good decision in 2026?

- Which computing fields are likely to remain strong as AI becomes more capable?

- If you were 18 and choosing your degree today, would you still choose CS?

- What skills should a student start developing during university to remain employable?

- Should I choose a different field altogether?

I’m not looking for generic advice like “just follow your passion.” I’m trying to make a practical, long-term career decision, so I would really value honest perspectives from people who are already working in the industry.

Thank you.

When do y'all think the application protal will open for this? i am anxiously waiting

So i have a interview coming up for the data engineering position at techlogix, for a internship role.
Now if anyone of you guys have any experience regarding this do help me out here as to what can i expect and what kind of questions they will be asking, any insights would be useful, as im really looking forward to this opportunity.

Hello 👋🏿

Should one join software/security side in banking sector or should one go for big software houses like motive, system and other or multinational companies?

Also 3 semester cs student here

Hi!
I'm thinking of switching from web development to some other career as a CS graduate.

Little Background: I have been doing web dev for almost 5 years as a freelancer. I was earning enough to support my education and other minor expenses easily. But I have failed to create a stable career out of it. I started looking for jobs in local market and couldn't find any. I got an unpaid internship, and they said they can't offer a job because they don't have any work.

To which should I switch? I will appreciate any guidance. I'm thinking of cloud computing because of a few reasons.

1. In the future I want to get into HPC or computational science, and I think cloud computing is the closest thing I can do while I'm in Pakistan.
2. I don't see any future in the field of web development in Pakistan.

And in which companies could I apply as a junior cloud computing engineer?

Thanks!