CS feels cooked, junior jobs are insanely competitive, and getting hired feels like a lottery. Why not switch to another field where you actually have a decent chance of getting in and still making good money? Why cling to CS?
Zdarzało mi się słyszeć, że niektórzy po aferze z zarobkami lekarzy idą na medycynę tylko ze względu na pieniądze. Niestety, mogą się bardzo rozczarować - zaznacza Zosia, tegoroczna maturzystka, która za kilka tygodni zacznie studia na Uniwersytecie Medycznym w Poznaniu.
I want to become an electrician, but apprenticeships seem really competitive. I’m considering trade school to make myself more competitive, but it would cost around $15k.
Would trade school actually improve my chances, or are there better ways to break into the electrical trade if I cant get apprenticeship?
Everyone keeps saying CS is cooked and that we should do accounting or engineering instead.
But looking at the New York data https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major I'm not sure those are that much better.
CS has ~7% unemployment and 19.1% underemployment among recent grads.
Accounting: ~2.6% unemployment, 21.2% underemployment. Mechanical engineering: ~4.4%, 20.1%. Electrical engineering: ~3.2%, 21.1%.
So yeah, CS unemployment is worse, but underemployment is basically the same or even slightly better than some supposedly “safe” majors. And at the end of the day what matters is if you use degree not if you get job at chippotle.
Nursing looks much better, but are we seriously left with nursing, teaching?
Is the problem actually CS, or is the entry-level white-collar job market just bad across the board?
What are you guys actually planning to major in? What are we supposed to study these days?
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What degree or job are people like this supposed to pick if their only real advantage is coding, problem-solving, and computer science skills?
Where do you even pivot when the one field you prepared for is oversaturated and will make you jobless?
What is actually in demand now and what field is good for these people right now?
A few years ago the advice was: “Go into CS, you’ll be set.” It was considered one of the safest choices. Anyone who liked computers and was willing to work hard had a real shot.
Now it feels like unless you are literally in the top 1-3% of candidates, have insane experience, or get extremely lucky, you’re fighting for scraps. And even some of the smartest, most passionate, genuinely cracked people are struggling.
What other field has ever flipped this hard? How did we go from “CS is the future, everyone should learn it” to “even the best people wont make it”?
I'm currently about to start 11th grade, so I still have around two years before I have to choose a college major, but I've been stressing about it a lot lately.
I've been programming since I was around 8 or 9 years old. It's never been just something I did for school I genuinely love it. I've done well in math and computer science competitions, built projects just for fun, and solved around 400 LeetCode problems simply because I found them interesting. Computer science is easily my strongest skill and biggest passion.
The problem is that everywhere I look, people say the software engineering job market is oversaturated and that getting hired feels almost random, even for qualified people. That honestly scares me. I'm afraid I'll spend years studying computer science only to graduate into unemployment. If CS is really becoming a bad career choice, what else should I study? Are there any fields where my programming and problem-solving skills would transfer well while offering better job prospects?
Computer science used to be a field where curiosity and passion mattered. A lot of people got into it because they loved building things, solving problems, and understanding technology.
Then it became promoted everywhere as the “easy path to a high-paying career.” Thousands of people rushed into it purely for the money, and now the field is incredibly oversaturated.
The result is that getting an entry-level opportunity feels like a lottery. Even people who have real skills, genuine interest, and years of learning can struggle to get noticed because companies are overwhelmed with applicants.
It’s frustrating seeing a field I care about become so competitive that passion alone barely matters anymore. The people who truly love CS are now competing in a market changed by the people who only saw it as a paycheck.
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My only real passion has always been computer science and programming, but lately it feels like people chasing money have broken the field. It feels oversaturated, competitive, and like getting a job has become a lottery. A career that I genuinely wanted to pursue now feels like something I can’t realistically go into anymore.
So what am I supposed to do? Should I choose something that is in demand, something that pays well, or should I still follow what I like even if the chances seem worse? The problem is that every field I become interested in seems to eventually get flooded by people trying to make money from it. If the one thing I truly enjoyed feels impossible now, how do you even decide what path to take?
It feels like my only strenght was computer science and it is now taken from me I really don't know what am i supposed to do.
I'm a second-year CS student and I'm seriously considering switching to Electrical Engineering. The more I look at the current job market, the more it feels like the problem is not me it's the degree. CS seems massively overcrowded, with every entry-level position getting flooded with applicants, and I'm starting to feel like if I stay in CS, I might be cooked before I even start my career.
At the same time, EE looks like a field where my problems would mostly disappear: less saturation, clearer career paths, and still solid salaries. Is Electrical Engineering actually becoming the smarter choice for someone starting out? Its just seems like going into EE is easier path than CS.
I'm currently a second-year Computer Science student, but the state of the CS job market has made me seriously reconsider my career path. It feels like software engineering has become extremely saturated, especially for new grads, and finding internships or entry-level roles seems much harder than it was a few years ago. Because of that, I've started looking into finance as an alternative, since it seems like compensation is still strong and the job market seems less saturated/overcrowded. I'm looking for easier path.
For those already working in finance, is that actually true? How are salaries for entry-level and mid-career positions compared to tech? Is finance noticeably less saturated than software engineering, or is it just as competitive? Also, how difficult would it be to transition into finance with a CS background if I decided to make the switch? I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences.
Hi I heard there are shortages of electricians and its fairly easy to become one. Is that true? How much money electricians make after years of expierence? And what is the best path to become one trade school or something else?
Hi I heard there are shortages of electricians and its fairly easy to become one. Is that true? How much money electricians make after years of expierence? And what is the best path to become one trade school or something else?
Czy nadal opłaca się iść na te studia w Krakowie jak wygląda rynek dla absolwentów tych kierunków?