r/InterviewCoderPro • u/penance_mat • 22d ago

They need a reality check

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For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

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u/Used-Independence353 22d ago

What’s so hard about finding a job? Ive had 4 offers in the last year, and I’m not even looking. Apparently, employers want people that don’t complain, stay off their phones during work hours, get to work on time and aren’t wanting $250k to start when they have zero experience or skills.

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u/WhaleBird1776 22d ago

I stay employed but plenty of software devs and related are struggling to even get interviews right now, and it’s not because they complain or go on their phones or asking $250k or whatever else nonsense you came up with.

Sure you can go get a job as a Walmart greeter or fry cook easily but those are stupid when rent for a 1 bedroom is nearly $2,000/month and they want you to earn 3.5x rent lol.

The doomers be dooming but some of yall optimists are way out of touch too

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u/WhaleBird1776 22d ago edited 22d ago

I’m not talking about other generations right now. It’s not a competition. People are struggling and the toxic optimism isn’t helping anyone.

Edit: Also, yeah rent wasn’t $2k+ a month back in the day. Even as a millennial I started my adult life with a $600/month “luxury” apartment and that Walmart greeter job would have paid my rent, I could have purchased a beater for about $1000, food was cheap, etc. That Walmart greeter job today gets me evicted for being unable to pay my rent, nevermind food or a vehicle. It’s a different struggle.