Employment in AI-vulnerable occupations, such as software development, has declined markedly faster among workers in their early 20s than among young workers in less-automatable jobs, new data from ADP and the Stanford Digital Economy Lab shows.
Agreed, what little luck I’ve had has fallen through and I very specifically felt that it was because they were looking for somebody who was younger and less experienced than I am at least in this one instance.
Same. I’ve been a software developer for 20 years, and have been unemployed for months. I’m honestly considering just switching industries at this point.
I have 15 years of experience and have been unemployed for 18 months, it’s not just juniors who can’t find a job right now.
26 years of experience here. I’m on month 8. I’m starting to think that those 26 years are hurting more than they’re helping.
Agreed, what little luck I’ve had has fallen through and I very specifically felt that it was because they were looking for somebody who was younger and less experienced than I am at least in this one instance.
Same. I’ve been a software developer for 20 years, and have been unemployed for months. I’m honestly considering just switching industries at this point.
This is why I went into academia. My job is pandemic–proof.