Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.
  • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
    28·
    10 months ago

    Good article. Makes me sad though as I’m a self taught web dev starting out. Just gonna keep going though. Nothing much else to do tbh.

    • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
      4·
      10 months ago

      You’re not alone. I feel this way too. I don’t know what else to do so I’m just going to keep going, but it definitely seems bleak at times.

      I love making things and I love figuring out how stuff works so at least it’s not a chore for me.

      • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
        3·
        10 months ago

        Thanks. Yeah, it definitely seems bleak. I just keep making things though while trying to basically get a CS degree without the actual piece of paper. Lots of resources online and I have family and friends in the industry, so that helps keep me motivated.

    • Intelligence_Gap@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Same. I’m in a bootcamp and college and I have 3 years experience being a sys admin for the gov. I think there’s a serious chance I’ve been rejected for every tech job on the internet.

      • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
        3·
        10 months ago

        Good luck to you on the job search. I have hope that your hard work will pay off.