Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at Fast-Food Joints

Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by tom_m on Sunday August 10, 2025 @08:52PM (#44859793)

I don't know, start with a lower salary. I did. Ok, that was like nearly 20 years ago, but it was in Manhattan. It wasn't cheap. Stop trying to work at stupid FAANG companies. I can't understand why anyone would want to work at those places. You learn nothing because there's too many people. On the other side of the fence, the pressure cooker startups adopting those insane 12 hour 6 work day weeks are also bad.

So I get it, there's not much left...but expecting six figures for your first job is crazy.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by MattGaiser on Monday August 11, 2025 @12:02AM (#44860674)

Is this possible? As if AI is replacing junior devs, they can't work for little enough when the subscription is $40 a month.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by mathiaspoint on Sunday August 10, 2025 @08:56PM (#44859808)

I think the issue is that the application process isn't justified by the salary.

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Re:Goodbye, Six-Figure Tech Jobs. Young Coders Seek Work at ... by AquilaFasciata on Monday August 11, 2025 @02:22PM (#44867597)

It's difficult to find one that pays $50-60,000.

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