u/IndividualDoughnut96

I have been looking for a job for months now and honestly I'm tired. I quit my last job 4 months back due to toxic environment and that was my biggest mistake. I did not have any offer in hand and thought I'll find another job soon so it's not a big deal. I know the number of applications I've sent, the number of interviews I've given and number of rejections I've faced and the only takeaway from this was how badly this all shattered my confidence and self respect.

I have a 4 years experience as a full stack software developer and I'm unable to find a job. I'm embarrassed to say that I'm literally surviving on my parent's money. There was a time my parents were really proud of me for making it out in the real world and even though they try to hid it as much, I see the pride fading away and it's killing me. Out of 209736th job application, only a few were willing to provide decent salary.

I have tried everything that I could and even though I saw positive results, I could not land a job. I tried networking, reaching out to recruiters after applying. Even following up after rejection mails for further opportunities. I even tried one of those resume tailoring tool that helped me for a bit. Everyone told me to keep tailoring my resume but nobody told how time taking it is and how you still have to tweak a few things manually. It almost felt like a waste every time except for it did give good results because I started hearing back.

A few honest observations from when I used a tool:

* It’s not instant- I literally made tea and took a snack break while it was processing. (woke up my daughter and then had to put her to sleep again)

* It did give a structure to my resume based on the job description, so I'm technically not starting from scratch every time

* I still had to manually review and tweak things, especially wording and anything that feels off. So it’s not a replacement, more like a support tool.

The only difference for me was that my applications felt more aligned instead of random copy-paste. If you’re applying to a lot of roles, I can see how something like this saves mental energy more than time. Still tiring though, just slightly less painful. But here I am, left with nothing in the end. The job market sucks and every body wants free labor and I'm tired of pretending that I'm okay and that I still have faith I'll find a job. The only silver lining I see here is that I only have to look after myself since I'm unmarried. Thanks for reading my rant!

As the title suggests. Recent issues with a vibecoding project inspired me to post this, would love insight from the brethren regarding their approaches. I wass working on a stock analysis tool where a rolling average return function kept producing incorrect outputs, an API endpoint with insufficient input validation, and the dumbest of all – exposed API keys.

Here’s what I’ve used so far:

1. GitHub Copilot (VSCode)

Pros:

Fastest option when you’re in the middle of coding and just need something fixed now

Feels native in VSCode, barely breaks your flow

Solid for cleaning up boilerplate and boring repetitive stuff

Cons:

Has a bad habit of patching bad code with equally bad code

Completely blind to bigger structural problems

Security stuff? Yeah, don’t count on it

2. Claude Code

Pros:

Actually walks you through why something broke, not just what to change

Good at following the logic trail across multiple steps

Cons:

Can be really long-winded when you just want a quick answer

Slower if you’re just hunting for a fast patch

Occasionally turns a two-line fix into a whole refactor nobody asked for

3. Codex

Pros:

Fast, and throws multiple approaches at you quickly

Good when you want options rather than one “correct” answer

Cons:

Makes up libraries and functions with concerning confidence

Has a tendency to produce code that looks right but falls apart the second something unexpected happens

4. DetectAIbugs

Pros:

Purpose-built for the specific flavor of broken that AI-generated code tends to be

Actually catches hallucinated imports and functions, which the others often miss

Flags sketchy patterns before they blow up in prod

Cons:

Nowhere near the community size of the bigger tools.

Not much help if you want a full coding assistant - really just a debugging tool.

Curious what everyone else is using. Are you doing full manual reviews, leaning on AI tools, actually writing tests like a responsible adult, or just hoping for the best before you push?

So yeah basically the title. I've been sending out application consistently for quite some time now nd honestly, if anything I only face more rejection than hearing back for anything good. And it takes sooo much effort to send out so many application each and every day and then to see no benefit of that, is demotivating so what I want to know is if is it worth continuing even if it doesn't show any benefit on face value?

Also, are people actually able to do this always. I feel like there are several days when you can do it otherwise you just send out 10-15 applications and call it a day. Been job hunting for 5 months and I've had my own share of trial and errors so I have kinda figure out what works and what doesn't for me. What is the one tip that worked for you and you swear by?

I see a lot of people here claiming they earn from surveys but I never had any luck with it so far. I've tried one called toluna surveys but my profile never got selected for any surveys so far. It keeps sending me various surveys but not even once do my profile fits their requirement so I'm looking for ones that doesn't have such strict profile requirements and I can get some easy money.

My parents finally got tired of me and told me I either find a job or get married to the boy they've found for me right away. Before anyone comes at me, I know getting married won't solve my career life but it's very common in our culture to get married to a man who can be the breadwinner and you just remain STAW. I'm a 26 year old female so my parents think it's the perfect time to get married. They even send me biodatas of the potential partner.

I was already depressed cause of being unemployed for over 4 months and now this pressure of getting married is eating me alive. I don't have any siblings so I cannot rely on them for any kind of support. My only supporters are making me take such difficult decision and I don't know how to decline and say no to this. Suggest what can I do here?

They couldn't even proofread and post this and they have the audacity to question us if we use AI in our work or in our resume