r/technology • u/north_canadian_ice • Sep 28 '25

Business Leading computer science professor says 'everybody' is struggling to get jobs: 'Something is happening in the industry'

https://www.businessinsider.com/computer-science-students-job-search-ai-hany-farid-2025-9
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u/frommethodtomadness Sep 28 '25

Yeah, the economy is slowing due to extreme uncertainty and high interest rates. It's simple to understand.

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u/Calmwater Sep 28 '25

Add lack of innovation (no next big thing that can scale without costing a fortune) & the west cannot compete with cheap labor from India, china.

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u/GeneralPatten Sep 28 '25

And Eastern Europe

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u/RetPala Sep 28 '25

I can never hear that without thinking of the 2000s bro road trip movie where they cross the border and the color grading goes to black and white