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Microsoft Just Laid Off 7,000 Employee? What the..
Is the high-paying tech job market a bubble??
You spent four years grinding. You got the degree. Maybe even from an Ivy League.
You worked hard. Built side projects. Learnt 10 new frameworks.
But you’re still stuck refreshing LinkedIn, ghosted after interviews.
So, what the hell happened? No $200K job. No FAANG offer.
Just rejection emails and job posts asking for 5+ years of experience for an entry-level role.
So… was the tech dream just hype?
The New Reality
- Jobs are fewer.
- Expectations are higher, way, way higher.
- Everyone’s a “full-stack AI DevOps prompt engineer and a 100X developer” now.
It’s not your fault. Five years ago, there were far fewer resources compared to what we have today.
Back then, we only had official docs. Now we have in-depth technical resources that are cheap or even free.
Everyone got an opportunity to learn. But there weren’t enough opportunities to satisfy all the learners.
The amount of information on the internet doubles…
