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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

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Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet

Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to

Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

AI obsolescence is “coming for basically everyone in due time,” says one engineer who went from earning $150k to being locked out of the workforce for over a year.

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Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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What platform were you searching on?
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  Multiple ones, and directly through people I know.
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    Yeah, I’ve just gotten to the point of trying to network instead of applying for things that don’t exist.

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