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Getting Clowned On By Philosophers
Programming AI Webdev
4 days ago 98.7K views 0 shares
Getting Clowned On By Philosophers
The tables have turned! After decades of philosophers being told "good luck finding a job," now they're smugly watching the software industry implode with layoffs, AI replacing entry-level devs, and 300 applicants fighting for each position. That "philosophy factory" joke hits different when you're on your fifth technical assessment for a junior role that requires 7 years of experience in a 3-year-old framework. Maybe Socrates had it right all along—true wisdom is knowing you'll never pass the hiring manager's impossible requirements.

Do You Mean Unemployment
Golang Webdev Programming Frontend
4 days ago 160.5K views 0 shares
Do You Mean Unemployment
SWEET MOTHER OF CAREER SUICIDE! 😱 Searching for "go for ui" and DuckDuckGo has the AUDACITY to suggest "unemployment" as a related term?! The search engine isn't just returning results—it's predicting your ENTIRE FUTURE! Apparently learning UI in Go is the digital equivalent of writing your own professional obituary. The algorithm knows what happens to those brave souls who venture down this path—their LinkedIn profiles slowly fade into oblivion as they're consumed by bizarre component libraries no human should ever have to endure. The machine has SPOKEN, darling, and it's basically saying "abandon hope all ye who enter here!"

Where's My Job?
Programming
9 days ago 202.9K views 0 shares
Where's My Job?
LinkedIn tells you that you appeared in 367 searches this week, but somehow those 367 recruiters all ghosted you. The job market in a nutshell - companies desperately "searching" for talent while developers desperately search for companies that actually respond to applications. It's like a dating app where everyone swipes right but nobody messages first.

Alternate Business Of LeetCode
Algorithms Programming
14 days ago 187.7K views 0 shares
Alternate Business Of LeetCode
When your technical interview prep feels like protection against getting completely screwed by the industry. These LeetCode condoms are the perfect metaphor for what the platform actually does - gives you a false sense of security while the algorithm problems still manage to f*ck you anyway. At least now you can say "I was prepared" while crying in the rejection email corner.

It's Too Late For Me
Webdev Programming Frontend
14 days ago 118.1K 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
15 days ago 184.9K 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.

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The New Tech Giants Acronym Just Dropped
Programming Webdev
23 days ago 156.1K views 0 shares
The New Tech Giants Acronym Just Dropped
Remember when FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) was the dream destination for every code monkey with a computer science degree? Well, move over grandpa, because now it's all about GAYMAN - Google, Amazon, Y(ahoo?), Meta, Apple, Nvidia. The tech landscape shifts faster than my git branch strategy. These six horsemen of the apocalypse now control whether your resume gets tossed in the bin or your salary hits six figures. Funny how we measure our worth by which corporate logo sits on our LinkedIn profile. Peak capitalism wrapped in RGB lighting.

The Great AI Gold Rush Of 2025
AI Programming Databases
23 days ago 163.6K views 0 shares
The Great AI Gold Rush Of 2025
Nothing like the sweet smell of career arbitrage in the morning. Just slap "AI" on your LinkedIn profile and watch your market value triple while recruiters trip over themselves to throw gold bars at you. Meanwhile, you're still running the same SQL queries and data pipelines you were last week, but now you're an "AI visionary" commanding a small fortune. The industry's collective amnesia about what skills actually matter is the gift that keeps on giving. Capitalism at its finest, folks.

Time Dilation: The Ultimate Job Hack
Programming Agile
27 days ago 88.5K 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
1 month ago 235.4K 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.

The PHP Job Posting Thunderstorm
php Webdev Programming Backend
1 month ago 166.6K views 0 shares
The PHP Job Posting Thunderstorm
The job market for programmers in a nutshell! Everyone's turning down opportunities until someone mentions PHP, and suddenly there's a disturbance in the force. That desperate "for PHP" reveal is the programming equivalent of saying you need someone to clean portable toilets at a music festival. Suddenly the room goes silent, lightning strikes, and the only person left is that one dev who hasn't updated their resume since 2006. The rest of us would rather code on a typewriter than touch that legacy spaghetti monster.

From Zero To Legacy Hero
Programming Microsoft Databases Backend
1 month ago 154.8K 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.