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It's Too Late For Me
Webdev Programming Frontend
7 days ago 107.0K views 0 shares
It's Too Late For Me
Ah, the classic tech industry paradox! Job listings demanding a decade of experience from people who've barely had time to learn how to tie their shoes. This baby's got the right idea—start cramming HTML before you can even form complete sentences. Next up on the reading list: "React for Toddlers" and "Kubernetes Before Kindergarten." The tech hiring market is so absurd that we're basically expecting fetuses to have contributed to open source projects. Should've started coding in the womb if you wanted that entry-level position!

It's Too Late For Me
Programming Webdev Javascript Frontend
8 days ago 174.9K views 0 shares
It's Too Late For Me
Ah yes, the classic tech job paradox: "Entry-level position: requires decade of experience." This baby's getting a head start on their career by diving into HTML before they can even form sentences. Next week they'll be building responsive websites, and by preschool, they'll be architecting enterprise solutions with 15 years of React experience (despite React only existing for 10). The tech industry's expectations are so reasonable that we're now forcing infants to skip crawling and go straight to coding. Cradle to keyboard pipeline is real.

Time Dilation: The Ultimate Job Hack
Programming Agile
20 days ago 81.7K views 0 shares
Time Dilation: The Ultimate Job Hack
The time dilation joke hits harder than a production outage on Friday afternoon! This scene from Interstellar perfectly captures the absurdity of job requirements in tech. Companies casually asking for "5+ years experience" in technologies that have existed for 3 years, while junior devs need to somehow accumulate decades of experience just to get their foot in the door. The cosmic irony is that even if you traveled to a planet where time moves differently and somehow aged your GitHub contributions by 7 years, HR would still ask, "But do you have experience with our proprietary in-house framework that nobody else uses?"

The Missing Developer Category
Programming Webdev
23 days ago 228.2K views 0 shares
The Missing Developer Category
When Amazon asks you to "Add a new member" but forgets the most important category: "Junior Developer - 10 years experience required." That awkward gap between 12 and 18 is where all the tech recruiters find their "entry-level" candidates with impossible qualifications. Somehow they expect you to be both a child prodigy and a seasoned veteran simultaneously. Next they'll rebrand to "Amazon Extended Family" and add a "Senior Developer - 3 months old with 30 years Rust experience" option.

From Zero To Legacy Hero
Programming Microsoft Databases Backend
23 days ago 149.9K views 0 shares
From Zero To Legacy Hero
The circle of programming life is brutal. First panel: a fresh-faced beginner in 2025 desperately seeking validation—"Hey does anyone need me?"—while everyone's just like "NAH" and "NO." Fast forward to panel three where suddenly someone needs them... but plot twist! It's to maintain a Microsoft Access database. That final panel with the lightning and demonic glow says everything about inheriting legacy tech. Nothing crushes the soul quite like realizing your shiny CS degree prepared you for... MS Access. The career trajectory we all fear but somehow keep encountering.

Start Your Career Before You Start Walking
Programming Webdev Javascript Frontend
2 months ago 132.5K views 0 shares
Start Your Career Before You Start Walking
Start 'em young, they said. Gotta love those job listings demanding a decade of experience with technologies that have only existed for five years. This baby's already behind schedule! Should've mastered React in the womb and deployed a blockchain solution during naptime. At this rate, the poor kid will only have 18 years of experience by 20 - clearly unemployable by industry standards. Next week: "Python for Fetuses" and "Docker Containerization Before You Can Walk."

This Is What HR Expects For An Entry Level
Javascript Webdev Devops Csharp Typescript
3 months ago 248.7K views 0 shares
This Is What HR Expects For An Entry Level
Behold! The MYTHICAL CREATURE known as the "entry-level developer" according to job listings! 🙄 You want to break into tech? HONEY, PLEASE! First, master 17 programming languages, 3 cloud platforms, every database known to mankind, and while you're at it, BUILD AN OPERATING SYSTEM FROM SCRATCH! The audacity of HR expecting you to wear a "Full Stack Developer" hoodie while carrying a "@SeniorDeveloper" bag and being SURROUNDED by tech logos that would make even a 20-year veteran break into a cold sweat! Entry level position: Must know JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, Ruby, Angular, Node.js, AWS, GCP, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kotlin, Swift... and we're offering a WHOPPING $15/hour! But there's free coffee in the break room, so... TOTALLY WORTH IT, RIGHT?! 💅

Time-Traveling Toddler Developer Required
Programming Webdev Frontend Backend
3 months ago 109.0K views 0 shares
Time-Traveling Toddler Developer Required
Oh sweetie, you thought job requirements were REALISTIC? The absolute AUDACITY of these recruiters wanting a "junior" developer with a DECADE of experience! Like, honey, did you want me to code in the womb? Should I have been debugging while still on formula? Perhaps I should've mastered JavaScript before learning to WALK?! What's next - requiring 5 years experience in a framework that was released YESTERDAY? The tech industry's time paradox continues to be the most toxic relationship I've ever witnessed!

Time Dilation For Job Requirements
Programming Webdev
3 months ago 88.3K views 0 shares
Time Dilation For Job Requirements
When your recruiter says you need 7 years of experience in a technology that's only existed for 1 year. Time dilation on this planet is the only way to meet job requirements these days. Job listings be like: "Entry level position - must have mastered three programming languages that haven't been invented yet and sacrificed your firstborn to the GitHub gods." The real interstellar mission isn't exploring new worlds—it's finding a way to accumulate enough experience to qualify for that "junior" position.

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Most Humble CS Student
Programming Csharp
4 months ago 97.7K views 0 shares
Most Humble CS Student
The CS student who's discovered that mentioning "MONEY" 12 times in one post is somehow a personality trait. Classic case of someone who picked Computer Science solely for the salary but hasn't yet realized they'll need to actually write code for 40 years to earn it. The real flex will be when they discover their first debugging session lasts longer than their entire college career. Nothing says "future tech lead material" like someone who thinks they'll waltz into a $200k job without caring about the actual work. Spoiler alert: the people making that kind of money actually enjoy solving problems beyond "how to get more money."

The Impossible Job Requirements Paradox
Programming Webdev
4 months ago 122.8K views 0 shares
The Impossible Job Requirements Paradox
Every dev job listing in existence: "Entry-level position. Requirements: Must have been coding since the womb." The tech industry's impossible math strikes again! The classic paradox where companies want you to be simultaneously young enough to work for peanuts but experienced enough to have built half the internet. Next they'll ask for your GitHub contributions from preschool. I've seen seniors with less experience requirements than some "junior" positions these days.

Added To My Resume After Ten Minutes Of Coding
Programming
4 months ago 96.9K views 0 shares
Added To My Resume After Ten Minutes Of Coding
The Squirtle Squad of resume padding. Copy-pasting "print('Hello World')" in Rust and suddenly you're a "systems programming specialist with low-level memory management experience." Meanwhile, actual Rust developers watching you struggle to explain lifetimes during the interview. The classic "fake it till you make it" approach, except you never actually make it past the technical screening.