u/Free_Dum_5122

Coming from someone with a background in tech, I feel like a lot of these layoffs, offshoring, and AI related issues that are leading to companies reducing headcount are masking the real problem in the field: a lack of demand. For example, Uber has thousands of engineers for a core product that hasn't changed much in 15 years. The FAANG companies could be cities of their own. I would say it's almost an ongoing joke amongst the industry that probably 50% of employees could get fired and these companies wouldn't skip a beat.

On the ground level, this sometimes makes it difficult to have a measured impact. You could have a crazy output but you know you're working on something nobody is going to use, or some level of busy work. A recent trend in sentiment that I've seen is employees really just crossing their fingers and hoping they don't get laid off, and I think this has to do with the demand side issue, as even good employees know what they work on doesn't actually have much if any tangible impact on the business.

Is this a problem that you guys deal with in the legal field? I would imagine all fields have similar issues, and I think about something like M&A that could have ups and downs in demand. But I do wonder if there's a more of a unique deal flow in the legal industry that keeps work fresh.

Side question that's somewhat related: When you guys work these long hours, do you feel engaged and/or that your work is contributing to your firms in a tangible way? Or is a lot of it just kinda getting through the tasks so that your peers/bosses are happy?

Made the mistake of majoring in Computer Science. 5,000 job applications still no job. Every day I'm alive I feel like an embarrassment. I can't believe I became such a loser in my adult life. My family is really poor, I'm in debt, I can't find a job even though I send 50+ applications a day.

I've lost all my friendships because It's really hard to keep up with people when they're doing A LOT better than you are. They also probably think I'm an unemployed loser. The last time I reached out to a friend I ended up finding out that my old friend group goes on ski trips together all over the world without me, I can only wonder why they don't invite me, probably because I'm a loser. Even if it's not because of that, it doesn't make the shitty feeling any better.

No money, no honey. If I can't provide for myself how will I ever be able to provide for someone else. Sinking in that I'll probably be alone, poor, and depressed for the rest of my life.

Hi everyone,

I've been working on bookroute.io, a prediction market aggregator that combines liquidity from Kalshi and Polymarket US and routes orders to the best available prices.

It's currently built for U.S. users, and it's free to try.

I'm looking for honest feedback—what works, what doesn't, and what features would make it more useful for you.

Hi everyone,

I've been working on bookroute.io, a prediction market aggregator that combines liquidity from Kalshi and Polymarket US and routes orders to the best available prices.

It's currently built for U.S. users, and it's free to try.

I'm looking for honest feedback—what works, what doesn't, and what features would make it more useful for you.

Hi everyone,

I've been working on bookroute.io, a prediction market aggregator that combines liquidity from Kalshi and Polymarket US and routes orders to the best available prices.

It's currently built for U.S. users, and it's free to try.

I'm looking for honest feedback—what works, what doesn't, and what features would make it more useful for you.

I'm in the fintech space and currently have a live product with some great initial traction. When reaching out through various ways(Linkedin, the websites of the VCs, trying to get warm intros from network, etc..) what would be a reasonable response rate? Would making a pitch deck help if the product is live and users can make accounts?

Any response would be greatly appreciated.