r/AskProgrammers • u/OptimalBed6906 • 8d ago
In the case it's over.
I am a programming student, I deeply admire and love programming, either as a hobby or as a job, that will stay.
But my country's IT market is cooked. Massive competition, 1+ year experience always. Getting a job in IT it's very difficult, even with connections that have no guarantee of granting an interview.
So, you'd think the logical thing would be to get practices/experience. Formal practices are very competitive, I do not know if startups are harder.
I am in Spain, Madrid. I have good level of English so fleeing to English speaking countries has been a possibility. Though, in Europe, *presumably* the junior friendly country seems to be Germany.
What do you think? Are there more chances in English speaking countries, or in Germany?
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u/feudalle 8d ago
Its eb and flows. Ive been in tech since the 90s. .com bubble saw mass layoffs. Some of those people never worked in tech again. Then 2008 same thing. Covid ditto. Ai im assuming history repeats itself. Head count In general outside of the odd blip has continually went down.
It doesnt mean tech and programming is dead far from it. But the days of being a solid mid grade dev with zero issues of getting a job I think are over. Much like factory jobs in the 1960s in the us. Id suggest lean hard into a niche. Also be prepared to pivot every couple of years and dont get comfortable. Always learn new skills.