Comment by Aurornis
2 days ago
> We are in a period analogous to the end of the Dotcom bubble. The Internet is obviously going to change the world, but right now all it can do is pets.com, etoys.com, kozmo.com
It certainly feels this way if your only perspective on the tech industry comes from headlines and social media.
Step outside of the doomerism whirlwind that is internet headlines and it's a very different story. There are a lot of companies doing great things and delivering products that people use, but they don't make for catchy headlines. So you don't hear about them.
I don't think it's doomerism. I started my career during the dotcom boom. I think we are right now in a transition period that is little bit of the start of the boom (just add AI! is the new "just add Internet!") and also a bit of the scorched earth after the initial boom, when all the tourists (CS is easy money!) are rerouted to other careers if at all possible.
This also means it is a great time to start a small, profitable business because labor is undervalued.
At the end of the dotcom boom there were also a lot of companies doing good work.
ehhhh half of them were "...but for dogs!" and there were a lot of false starts and hype.
Where do you hear about them
One barrier in communication is that developers are not the ones able to post for jobs. I would love to have another coworker in software development. I have no say in hiring. Even a QA with a software development background would be gold.
The automation industry with physical products interaction is where my labor shortage lives.
I will be requesting support this year. Software development is about solutions and all industry pivots have a learning curve.
Hackernews. Check the monthly "Who's hiring?" and "Who wants to be hired?" threads. Posting on the latter is how I landed my current job.
Unfortunately that hasn't been quite so busy lately https://hnhiring.com/trends
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I got some great opportunities from that post but lately, it has been a nothing burger. I have been without a job for nearly a year and have applied to many positions on that thread with just one reply and that fizzled out despite being objectively qualified (a take home assignment, successfully completed within the allotted time of 24 hours).