I changed my career in 2019 and managed to ride the defensive hiring wave that happened before and during the pandemic. At the time, it was really easy to get a decently paid job without knowing much.After the bubble burst in 2022–2023, I completely lost my sense of direction. I was unemployed for six months, living off my savings, and even after changing jobs, my earnings barely recovered to previous levels.I’ve since completed a postgraduate degree in AI, but it hasn’t helped much. I’m currently doing far more than I did back then—working on everything from systems integration to data science projects—and my compensation is a joke.I’ve thought about creating a SaaS, but that feels like another joke. Maybe I should make some kind of AI whorefluencer for OF/JFF instead?How are you guys doing?
>all software should be free - you get paid by donations-smelly cheese beard man
>>107578872Do something with your hands
>>107578872I took on a comfy tech repair job instead. I fix PC, laptops, printers and just tinker with whatever the public bring in.pay is adequate but its actually enjoyable
>>107578872Learn defensive pen testing and get a cyber sec job scanning all the jeet and vibe coded slop for vulnerabilities
>>107578872I know it's a meme but my plan next year is to start building some small qt games for steam. The kind of games that are short but lovable in every detail. So more effort in the music and graphics, a nice story and not too complex. I always lose interest in indie games that are too time consuming and I feel like there is a lack in really good short cheap games. So that's the niche I wanna tackle. Even though the overall indie market is kinda flooded now especially with AI. I'm practicing pixel art and blender daily now.
yeah, we're fucked...
>>107579457Sounds cool where can I track updates on your progress
>>107578872Software should be free
