Reddit devs debate AI-driven CS job crash: grad jobless 6 months, 'only the exceptional get hired'
ghumare64 · x · 2026-11-14
A Reddit thread (293 upvotes, 290 comments) asks IT/software professionals whether the CS job decline claims are real or exaggerated.
- The poster notes months of stories about CS grads unable to find jobs and industry layoffs, with AI a commonly cited cause.
- A top reply from someone who graduated 6 months ago and remains unemployed despite many applications claims IT/software engineering jobs are "dead" — "AI took over those jobs now. You only get hired if you are very skilled and extraordinary."
The thread captures practitioners' perception that entry-level software roles are shrinking in the AI era, though it's anecdotal rather than statistical.
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