Engineer with 25+ years says AI skills no longer save tech careers over 40
AIandDesign · x · 2026-10-27
A veteran engineer-designer with 25+ years of experience says he once believed deep AI skills gave him a moat, but admits he was kidding himself: despite strong qualifications, he can't even land a phone screen, and the outlook isn't better for people a decade younger. He concludes that anyone over 40 losing a tech job may never work in tech again, and that going independent is the only path left for many.
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