#180 - Tech Layoffs & AI Panic: The Truth About Tech Careers in 2024

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"AI is coming for your tech job!"
"There's no hope for coders in 2024!"
"Learn to code?! Ha, that was so 2015."
Do these click bait titles sound familiar?
I've gone down the YouTube rabbit hole of doom and gloom videos about the tech job market and AI. The reality is much less interesting which is why you won't see much of it on platforms where extreme opinions get the most eye balls.
Excuse me while I go on a rant about layoffs, AI and getting hired in 2024 with some facts to back me up. You can check out a real time look at the tech job market here: https://www.trueup.io/job-trend

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1. #180 - Tech Layoffs & AI Panic: The Truth About Tech Careers in 2024 (00:00:00)

2. Out with Friends: Tech Job Market Rant (00:00:30)

3. AI and the Fear of Job Replacement (00:02:30)

4. Tech Layoffs and Misinformation (00:04:00)

5. Where Do Most Developers Work? (00:06:00)

6. Outrageous Developer Salaries (00:07:00)

7. The Reality of Tech Jobs and Luck (00:09:00)

8. Job Market Trends by the Numbers (00:10:30)

9. The Myth of Easy Hiring in the Past (00:11:30)

10. Key Skills for Developers to Succeed (00:13:30)

11. Why You Shouldn’t Quit (00:14:30)

12. Final Thoughts and Advice (00:15:30)