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I have a strong feeling, that someone who characterises himself as a "metaverse and web developer" that is interested in "super intelligence" might have other reasons why people do not consider him.
Don't get me wrong,he might be a totally nice fella and IT outside a narrow field of healthcare IT is not my field. But this guys makes all my spidey HR/management senses tingle hard.
Headline aside, if you're on $150k p.a. you should have an ample emergency fund and frankly aim to live below your means while earning that kind of money in such a volatile employment field.
What people should do has historically been at odds with their actual actions.
I also have a job in that neighborhood and I could not be replaced by AI. I'm sympathetic to him in the sense that this is a shitty time to be looking for work for a number of reasons, but it seems in the realm of possibility that this guy is a shitty developer who made bank of the fact that for a while companies were desperate for anyone to increase IT headcount, and now finds himself unable to compete with the shitty output of AI.
I've 100% worked with developers worse than AI, but not many and if it were up to me they would be retrained into some other career where they can make more of a contribution.
You want to blame it on AI CTS scanning? Yep. Totally believable. AI generated technical questions? Sure.
But because AI is coding circles around you? Bruh....
I think it's less likely this has anything to do with skill, and more likely this is a company looking for an excuse to cut a highly paid position.
K’s last job was working at a company focused on the metaverse
hahaha well, howd ya not see that coming
Zero chance this company replaced him with an AI that actually doesn anything useful.
It's kind of by definition. They're working on the metaverse.
That fact alone makes me question his judgement and therefore critical thinking skills.
Earlier this year, the CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei predicted that more software jobs will soon go by the wayside. By September, he said AI will be writing 90% of the code; moreover, “in 12 months, we may be in a world where AI is writing essentially all of the code,” he tells the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sure, Jan
This is drawing lines between the job market and AI that probably aren't there. We're just in the beginning of an economic downturn.
An engineered one to finally end the middle class by grabbing assets at fire-sale prices so everyone has to rent, while simultaneously being able to further raise rents on account of all the new demand.
This sounds shockingly familiar. The job market is a scam these days, and I've been homeless for a year and a half. AI hype is just going to make it worse.
Let me guess - Silicon Valley-like company? Focused on new fads, long or short, eager to adopt any new trend for themselves?
Yes
The only part "AI" plays in this is giving employers the sensation that they can replace workers. Which companies that are building on trends, especially silicon valley ones, are much more likely to fall for. And I'm very sure that the "800" applications were sent to very similar companies.
In my last job search, I sent out more than a thousand applications across multiple industries, got one interview, didn't get the job. It's very plausible.
Getting ghosted like fuck was the norm before this nonsense started.. he just didnt notice because he wasnt looking.. Just look at his linkedin and tell me you'd hire someone who's position is 'vibecoder'
Sounds like he should jump over to adult entertainment.
I sent out ~20 applications, got four interviews, got two jobs
What platform were you searching on?
Multiple ones, and directly through people I know.
Yeah, I've just gotten to the point of trying to network instead of applying for things that don't exist.
I have avoided working for the FAANG companies my entire career and I’m happier for it.