Bottom line: College is crap nowadays --- regardless of the major --- and employers know this from experience.
A degree means you somehow came up with the money to purchase a piece of paper that actually proves very little with regard to your ability, motivation or work ethic.
Actually getting a job offer now requires something more than just a piece of paper.
jasonthorsness · 1d ago
I was skeptical but it seems real, here is the source the article references:
A degree means you somehow came up with the money to purchase a piece of paper that actually proves very little with regard to your ability, motivation or work ethic.
Actually getting a job offer now requires something more than just a piece of paper.
https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:...
7th highest. Cyclical over-investment? Graphic designers are worse; that has to be the LLM tools.
lots of people laid off from tech who cannot find work after a year of grinding, applying, lowering their standards
HN doesn't like to talk about it though, doesn't fit the narrative