I’m Unemployed for Over Two Years (as a software engineer)
In 2022, I worked on a contract as a software engineer at Apple. Apple dissolved our entire team right before the 2022 tech recession started. It might be easy to find another job at the time. Two years later, still without a job, was a situation that proved me wrong. Regardless if you are already in tech or thinking about getting into tech, I want to share a message with you that might be helpful and realistic. I plan to prevent the pain in others that I experienced and currently still am.
First, if you aren’t passionate and don’t enjoy programming but want to make money, my advice is to stop reading my article and find a different career. I say this because it is already hard enough if you do find programming pleasurable. I wouldn’t still be applying for jobs if I didn’t enjoy programming. Programming is challenging, and you will eventually quit to avoid a complex endeavor. I’ve already seen several friends stop programming and enter entirely different industries.
Secondly, if you enjoy programming, I recommend finding a job and doing all the necessary prep, but rely on something other than that income. Start a YouTube channel, a medium account, etc.. that you can grow on the side. There will be a day when that job no longer exists, and it is a terrible feeling to depend on one income source. You will also build a…
