Hi there! I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I totally hear you. With layoffs and furloughs and uncertainty, it would be hard not to be worried as a new engineer entering the job market. Or any professional for that matter!
With that being said, I actually think this is a really, really incredible time to be entering tech. First off, more and more companies are seeing the value out of remote work. This started out of immediate pandemic necessity but employers are quickly realizing that it's often a better model, period. They must adapt to figure out how to train new/junior employees remotely. Second (and I'm no economist) what goes down must come up and the job market will thrive again eventually. Third and most importantly, I think the world is in the midst of exposing and grappling with some major inequities and social/global challenges that NEED to be solved. Tech will be a major tool to help us heal in many ways — and you're trained to build those tools.
I'm not an engineer, but I have worked closely with engineers throughout my career so I'm privy to some of the joys and challenges of your job. Things are tough right now but they will get better. Keep tinkering, learning, and sharing your thoughts here. We need software engineers that want to "contribute to humanity through technology" as your bio says!!
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Hi there! I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I totally hear you. With layoffs and furloughs and uncertainty, it would be hard not to be worried as a new engineer entering the job market. Or any professional for that matter!
With that being said, I actually think this is a really, really incredible time to be entering tech. First off, more and more companies are seeing the value out of remote work. This started out of immediate pandemic necessity but employers are quickly realizing that it's often a better model, period. They must adapt to figure out how to train new/junior employees remotely. Second (and I'm no economist) what goes down must come up and the job market will thrive again eventually. Third and most importantly, I think the world is in the midst of exposing and grappling with some major inequities and social/global challenges that NEED to be solved. Tech will be a major tool to help us heal in many ways — and you're trained to build those tools.
I'm not an engineer, but I have worked closely with engineers throughout my career so I'm privy to some of the joys and challenges of your job. Things are tough right now but they will get better. Keep tinkering, learning, and sharing your thoughts here. We need software engineers that want to "contribute to humanity through technology" as your bio says!!