I'd quit. and I did, even before getting my first job that was not an acquaintance's startup, not counting this summer. in fact, I got fired this summer for having called Claude Code "a decent search engine" afther the first two weeks. I fell in love with making code run fast on poor hardware back when I was 8, and now there is a high likelihood that I'll end up a truck driver.
my only response to those who remain and try to control the slop is
Praise the Omnissiah!
and really, you should have an Imperium/Mechanicus-level devotion (whether it's to money or to AI itself) to survive this and not burn out. in my region, though, you are not getting money - salaries were slashed in half across the board over last two years.
https://t.me/djinni_official/2163 (go in with translator; infographics are in English but explanations are not)
at this point, for a junior, it's easier to find a well-paying blue-collar job than to get into tech, and the ceiling is falling at the speed of sound.
my only response to those who remain and try to control the slop is
and really, you should have an Imperium/Mechanicus-level devotion (whether it's to money or to AI itself) to survive this and not burn out. in my region, though, you are not getting money - salaries were slashed in half across the board over last two years.https://t.me/djinni_official/2163 (go in with translator; infographics are in English but explanations are not)
at this point, for a junior, it's easier to find a well-paying blue-collar job than to get into tech, and the ceiling is falling at the speed of sound.