I have found that if I read the internet, the world (tech employment) is ending. But if I look at my email and messages; there is more work in front of me than I have time to do.
It’s probably less sustainable of a career than working for the IRS and more sustainable than working as a musician.
Ultimately it comes down to choosing what problems you want to face on a daily basis. If you don’t like excessive change (economic and technological) then it’s probably not a great career for you. If you’re willing to accept those risks and face them like any other problem you will be fine.
I use AI on a day to day basis to code, but it’s not going to eliminate my job anytime soon.
I'm bored of IT. Software is boring, AI included. None of this feels like progress. We've automated away white collar work...but we also acknowledge most white collar work is busy work that's considered a bullcr*p job. We need to get back to innovation in manufacturing, materials etc. i.e. the real world.
Outside of the most psychotic organizations, this just isn't how organizations work. You want to keep your best people, no matter the market. You don't want to drop your hiring bar to hire someone "desperate". A lot of FAANG engineers have claimed to struggle to land jobs at "lesser" companies because the recruitment team rightly realized it would just be a stepping stone for them to get back into a "better" company.
Stop calling it networking, and stop optimizing for your career, and just keep up with people who are people you're interested in talking to. Then it's not a chore and the conversations are meaningful.
