If even Microsoft and Amazon workers aren't safe, what career path is?
Equivalent_Can_4029 · reddit · 2026-10-27
A developer vents a chain of career anxieties: even Microsoft and Amazon employees don't know if they'll have jobs tomorrow. He challenges common takes — "AI writes, humans review" fails because AI can review too; the "laid-off workers weren't AI-ready" excuse doesn't hold for big-tech staff; years of DSA grinding got devalued, and development is being automated too. He asks whether to switch fields, get an MBA, make content, or whether any career path stays relatively safe.
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