Programmers over the age of 35 in China are facing unemployment

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1.The Grim Employment Situation

In China, there is an unwritten rule:

If you work as a programmer in a private company, there is a high likelihood of being laid off after the age of 35.

Once laid off at such an age, it becomes exceedingly difficult to find a good job again.

This phenomenon occurs because China has a significant population dividend. With the advancement of education in China, more and more undergraduates, master’s graduates, and PhDs are entering the job market.

However, at the same time, the development of the internet sector in China has begun to decline. If you have studied the personnel changes in large Chinese companies,

You would notice that most of them have been on a downward trajectory. For instance, major internet companies like Alibaba and Tencent have seen their market values halve from their peaks.

Consequently, one of their most common strategies is to lay off employees to control company costs.

Smaller and medium-sized internet companies are also struggling because the overall economic…