10 IT jobs that will quickly be replaced by ChatGPT.
I’ve been in IT since 83. I’m sick of IT, sick of IT people and extremely tired of users. I’m going to retire soon and plan on never touching this crap again.
They later told me they came close to hiring me simply because my answer was Captain Pike. LOL
As someone who has done a fair amount of testing over years, not software testing, but network and data traffic testing, engineers are often times bad at testing these things.
Software engineers often are terrible at software testing, things that seem elementary or obvious to them are often times lost on the end user.
Get Edward Snowden an H-1B visa and a pardon.
They want rocket-scientist capability and 24/7 availability at cleaning staff wages.
The industry has been regressing since the mid-2000s. It's odd to talk to support staff and realize they're learning tripping on problems that were resolved two decades ago.
Some of the newer languages like Python…
looks like my rates are going up...
of course, they usually publish these stories in the weeks before a new H-1b visa bill so they can push for more foreigners to take American jobs
They should offer scholarships and apprenticeships to recruit and train the workers that they need.
Bkmrk
One can’t even find a decent hardware technician these days. People are so accustomed to purchasing a new computer off the rack when their current one breaks down that hardware technicians aren’t considered a priority anymore. That saddens me cuz I love working on PCs.
I remember years ago I was looking for a job. I worked on Nortel (copper) switches. Did the installation, programming and testing.
There was a new technology that came out (I forget what it was) where recruiters wanted 3-5 years experience with it.
In talking with other programmers who were looking for jobs, we laughed at that ad simply because the technology itself was only 6 months old (maybe) at the time. There was no way anyone could have 3-5 years experience.
So yes, I fully understand requirements, certifications and other credentials are required and constantly changing. However, anyone that had them all usually spent their work time keeping up with what was needed and got very little, if any, practical experience with utilizing the technology in an operation data center.
With the current business fad of “equity hiring” there should be no problem with filling any positions as long as quotas are met.
As to the USA, except for elite software engineers, many highly qualified Americans avoid the software business, because the pay scale has stagnated since 2000, and because millions of immigrant Asian code writers are chasing Green Cards.
I still do what I call embedded software development. Different from IT. An example is software inside a phone. We’d all probably agree that programming was more fun in the old days because back then the mountain of existing software you were supposed to crack into wasn’t as large.
I call bullshit. After decades in various areas of IT, and looking for work during the past 14 months I’ve been invited to an initial interview exactly zero times. If these companies are hurting, I don’t see their pain. Programmer (including embedded), diagnostic programming, system quality assurance, product testing, and a strong technical writing background with a publicly accessible portfolio, I should be able to fill any number of requisitions. Consulting? Don’t make me laugh. The only feeler I’ve seen has been for RPG maintenance programming.
The plus and minus of these jobs is they can all mostly be filled remotely. That’s great if you’re in them, especially if you work best with limited distractions, but it also means they can be offshored easily.
Struggle = Not offering a realistic competitive salary.