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Re:Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff? by nicbou on Monday December 01, 2025 @06:04AM (#46105989)
Some anecdata from Berlin:

- It's now much harder to get a job without speaking German

- There is now competition for low-wage service jobs

- At times it felt like half of my friends were unemployed

- My dev friends have a much harder time finding work. Back in 2015-2020 I had to beat recruiters back with a stick.

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Re:Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff? by prasoon2211 on Monday December 01, 2025 @06:20AM (#46106094)
Agree on all points, especially half of my friend circle being unemployed at one point.

Folks with amazing jobs having to spend >1y trying to find a "meh" job. Pretty much impossible to find a job without fluent German.

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Re:Is America's jobs market nearing a cliff? by nicbou on Monday December 01, 2025 @11:39AM (#46109501)
My dev friends could find English speaking jobs but everyone else is struggling. Some are moving away, compromising, or nervously watching the end date of their unemployment insurance. The salaries actually went down since last year if I'm not mistaken.
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