6 cert, 6 fig creh becomes DoorDasher after losing IT job

[Brolic]

Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet​

Tech layoffs are nothing new for Shawn K (his full legal last name is one letter).

The software engineer first lost his job after the 2008 financial crisis and then again during the pandemic, but on both occasions, he was back on his feet just a few months later.

However, when K was given the pink slip last April he quickly realized this time was different: AI’s revolution of the tech industry was playing out right in front of him.

Despite having two decades of experience and a computer science degree, he’s landed less than 10 interviews from the 800 applications he’s sent out. Worse yet, some of those few interviews have been with an AI agent instead of a human.

“I feel super invisible,” K tells Fortune. “I feel unseen. I feel like I'm filtered out before a human is even in the chain.”

And while fears about AI replacing jobs have been around for years, the 42-year-old thinks his experience is only likely the beginning of a “social and economic disaster tidal wave.”

Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

AI obsolescence is “coming for basically everyone in due time,” says one engineer who went from earning $150k to being locked out of the workforce for over a year.

www.yahoo.com

 

[shopthatwrecks]

shoulda became gigolo

 

[BeeCityRoller]

Another millennial doomer who is waiting for the downfall of everyone else even though he was doing better than 90% of people on paper because HE fell off.

Owns multiple properties and peaked at 150k income, none of these people save for a rainy day with this income?

 

[Geek Nasty]

Aye we dont need to see this

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Win some lose some….

 

[jdubnyce]

@Artificial Intelligence outchea causing havoc












































At least it wasn't a breh

 

[badboys11]

Love how people say "I sent out 800 applications and only 10 answered" like that's indicative of the job market

No


It's a reflection of yourself. So many people out here slacking off at work, calling off whenever, doing a half ass job. Then they get fired and wonder why no one else in that profession will hire you

They won't hire you cause your reputation precedes itself. No one takes responsibility for they fukk ups anymore.

Also, to every last tech worker who gets laid off, you all were cheering the rise of automated cars and celebrating people being laid off, evolve or die they said


Guess what tech people


Evolve or die

 

[High Art]

​

Tech layoffs are nothing new for Shawn K (his full legal last name is one letter).

He should know by now these employers are looking for any excuse to bush a resume.

 

[lowkey0z]

K’s last job was working at a company focused on the metaverse - -

 

[cyndaquil]

20 years in the game? I wonder what tech stack his resume is tailored for. Sometimes it is much harder to get a callback when your using old stuff like PHP and JQuery as your most recent job experience. Also with that much experience he could transition to management, architecture, etc. Seems like he doesnt want to adapt to a different role and stay an IC

 

[Coco Loco]

How tf is his last name K

 

[BangBike]

 

[Silkk]

Love how people say "I sent out 800 applications and only 10 answered" like that's indicative of the job market

No


It's a reflection of yourself. So many people out here slacking off at work, calling off whenever, doing a half ass job. Then they get fired and wonder why no one else in that profession will hire you

They won't hire you cause your reputation precedes itself. No one takes responsibility for they fukk ups anymore.

 

[beenz]

Another millennial doomer who is waiting for the downfall of everyone else even though he was doing better than 90% of people on paper because HE fell off.

Owns multiple properties and peaked at 150k income, none of these people save for a rainy day with this income?

he said he was let go last april. even if he had a year of emergency savings, we are a little past that at this point.

 

[Yapdatfool]

Love how people say "I sent out 800 applications and only 10 answered" like that's indicative of the job market

No


It's a reflection of yourself. So many people out here slacking off at work, calling off whenever, doing a half ass job. Then they get fired and wonder why no one else in that profession will hire you

They won't hire you cause your reputation precedes itself. No one takes responsibility for they fukk ups anymore.

Also, to every last tech worker who gets laid off, you all were cheering the rise of automated cars and celebrating people being laid off, evolve or die they said


Guess what tech people


Evolve or die

As one of those who sent out lots of applications at several points in his life and a tech worker whos been fired and laid off more than I hope you ever know... who hurt you?
Which IT guy or girl told you to turn if off and back on and it didn't work?