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>6 months unemployed after PhD
>no post doc
>finally got a temp teaching position
We are all gonna make it /sci/

>> No.15088517

>>15088510
>temp teaching
Was it worth it?

>> No.15088519

>>15088510
1 year unemployed here since PhD. I didn't do any job searching. Can I still make it?

>> No.15088525

>>15088510
>finally got a temp teaching position
congrats. see you next year, when you're complaining about no jobs

>> No.15088532

>>15088519
>Can I still make it?
not without applying.

>> No.15088565

>>15088510
>that pic
It's kinda sad, you can just imagine some older inmate at Auschwitz fucking with him by saying "the smoke looks Polish today" and laughing at his reaction.

>> No.15088579

>be programmer
>didn't even complete undergrad
>make 300k at 28
>go to starbucks
>unemployed math ph.d makes me coffee

>> No.15088586

>>15088579
/pol/ lied to you. lurn2code = get replaced by Rajesh.

>> No.15088589

>>15088579
good luck.

>> No.15088591

>>15088586
lol
only the most mundane and tedious tasks are outsourced.
i have never seen a company successfully replace its core team with discount offshore workers.

>> No.15088594

>>15088586
>get replaced by chatGPT

>> No.15088596

>>15088591
>only the most mundane and tedious tasks are outsourced.
That's 99% of what you'll be doing as a top 1% programmer, and 100% of what you'll be doing as the bottom 99%.

>> No.15088601

>>15088594
I politely ask you to never (You) me again. AI believers are less than human and should be put out of their misery.

>> No.15088604

>>15088579
>be 20 year old hot shot no degree programmer
>hurr look how good i am i succeed with no education
>*layoffs*
>learns the hard way no one hires programmers over 30
>applies for management job
>"what degree do you have?"
>"none, but i know javascript"
>unemployed and unemployable 40 year old

>> No.15088702

>>15088579
That is great. Make sure you enjoy your life and money.

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>>15088510
dropout code monkey with no degree, laughing at my stupid young self wanting to go into academia
>mfw more citations now than the advisor for my bachelor's thesis (thx meme learning faggots)

>> No.15089943

>get two one-year postdocs by the skin of my teeth
>apply to 400 positions
>no response
JFMSU

>> No.15090100

>>15088519
>Can I still make it?
Sure. Just check out the neighbouring /scg/ and the FAQ with tons of advice from anons around here.
WAGMI