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It Is 2026. Some Tech Jobs Quietly Disappeared.

Tech Stratos on January 20, 2026

It Is 2026 And the change did not look like a collapse. There was no announcement. No dramatic email. No official moment. What happene...
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Shitij Bhatnagar

A very good article and resonates well. Few thoughts below-

Tier-One IT Support - I have been seeing this since 2017, front line IT support got reduced :-(

More integration increased risk. - this has always been the case, even in pre-2000s when CORBA or COM were used or RPC or disconnected like file transfers (note APIs/web services were not prevalent, only SOAP largely was there with some use).. but surely stakes are higher now

Faster releases made mistakes expensive. - yes, velocity has been often being used as an incorrect metric (under the umbrella of DORA), and it comes down to the engineers to push back on unnecessary frequency, frankly. Just because big tech does it, does not mean it is suitable for everyone else, there is no one one size fits all solution - and this aligns with another of your point on 'Knowing when not to ship matters just as much.' :)

That pattern is clear in 2026. - actually I am seeing this pattern since quite some time, it has only got accelerated and gained visibility due to social media, more forums and increased internet user base
(I talk about pattern in my article here, in case interested - dev.to/shitij_bhatnagar_b6d1be72/d...)

Thanks for writing.

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Darlene Faye Rodriguez

This is a thoughtful way to talk about job shifts without blaming technology or workers.

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Nadia Reid

The focus on outcomes over output really stands out here.

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Jackie

Overall this feels constructive, realistic, and encouraging at the same time.

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Nici

This resonates with what many teams experienced but never formally acknowledged.

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Muhammad Ridwan Hakim

It’s painful to watch opportunities narrow for the junior generation, yet there’s a quiet sense of relief for those who endured the uncertainty of the early years and came out the other side.

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Shitij Bhatnagar

agree with your thoughts, thanks for sharing, though I believe junior generation needs to do a few things differently now, I tried to share in my article here (in case interested to read) - dev.to/shitij_bhatnagar_b6d1be72/d...

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Pug The Pug

I do really like the post. It is so true and cruel.

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JR

This really captures the quiet way tech changed instead of the dramatic collapse people expected.

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Gian Soriano

The point about roles disappearing through silence feels very real and well explained.

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Eddie

I appreciate how this focuses on responsibility and impact rather than fear about AI.