nixCraft 🐧Nov 9
Over 419,056 tech layoffs have occurred in the last 20 months, and software engineer/IT jobs have been hit harder. I don't know if this is correct or wrong, but the shift due to AI is real, no matter what tech CEOs say, given that all these tech giants are making record breaking profits each quarter. So, please take care of yourself. Learn new skills. Apart from learning new skills, what other skills can one learn to stay relevant in the age of AI and automation? Source https://trueup.io/layoffs
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Nov 9
IT industry jobs once were a sure ticket to get out of poverty and unemployment, but the golden age is now shadowed by recent developments in technology, especially driven by AI and automation. There is a massive shift underway, for sure. This is why recent grads are unable to find jobs in the tech sector. Of course, there is greed at top level to meet shareholders demands, and we all know the Magnificent 7 companies are enemies of mankind when it comes to privacy or anything else.
Show threadTravis
@nixCraft I called it YEARS ago. I saw the writing on the wall when Cisco was “dumbing down” networking by bringing Meraki’s nonsense to real networking gear. AI just ensured it’s harder to get into programming. It’s time to learn a “real” skill. I’m thinking about going to night school to learn diesel tech.
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Show threadSraarsNov 9
@travis @nixCraft Curious on the Meraki nonsense. Mostly because I'm not a networking guy and only have prosumer stuff like Ubiquity.
Show threadTravisNov 9
@sraars @nixCraft I took a Meraki certification back in the day and the software will not let you shoot your self in the foot, even if you want to. Like if you’re trying to assign the port you’re using to a VLAN that has no internet, it won’t let you. Basically it won’t let you learn by being stupid. You learn a lot by being stupid. Cisco has taken the same approach by shoving “DNA” whether you use it or not. They still (thankfully) give you console access, but the writing on the wall is that Cisco is trying to make networking jobs $13/hr unskilled labor (or now, replaced by AI).