Tech vet: engineers are being priced out as AI forces 10x adaptation speed
tekbog · x · 2026-09-23
tekbog offers a nuanced take on the AI-era tech job market: people are busier than ever, yet jobs keep disappearing and layoffs continue.
Key points:
- New roles keep appearing, but there's a huge gap for experts — training people and keeping them current is hard.
- Tech already demanded constant learning; staying relevant now requires adapting at 10x the speed.
- LLM reliance makes everything 'both harder and easier' — you must use it without losing yourself.
- Reality is more nuanced than the discourse suggests: many software engineers who 'just want to work' are effectively priced out of their jobs.
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