Im starting to accept reality I will never be a software engineer again, and that is crazy. When I

[human1234]

Im starting to accept reality I will never be a software engineer again, and that is crazy.

When I graduated 3.5 years ago, I joined this discord group with cracked cs kids getting 200k+ offers and I luckily finessing coming from a city college in N though this was life, I got spoiled, hit with the golden handcuffs, and with a 170k offer right out of school fully remote at Lyft. (their hybrid but my team was remote).

My parents always told me won't always won't be this sweet,and you blessed because offers like this aren't given to new grads, but I let my mind be morphed by these people my age getting these type of offers that this will be our life forever. Because we software engineers, we deserve this and we different. 

I was remote, chilling, working 20 - 30 hours a week, and gaining great skills at Lyft, and then it just got worse and worse every year. 

Then I got laid off, and have been laid off now 6.5 months plus, with unemployment running out, moving back home. Failing every interview because bar keeps getting harder and harder. How many more interviews can I give? idk what else I can do? 

Actual insanity, and there is high chance that I will never work as a SWE again, and Im literally back to the thinking I was at before when my life changed when I got my first job, but this time, it don't really think it will get better. 

God speed everyone, this is wild. 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/s/52ilI2A5BB

[human1234]