return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 19 days agoSoftware engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected for 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meetfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkSoftware engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected for 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meetfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 19 days agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-218 days agoHe’s a software engineer, I’d bet on him automating it in a way that it’s been flagged by commonly used recruting tools and is auto-rejected. Some of those tools also use LLM now, and they’re regularly found to be flawed and turning away wanted applicants.
minus-squarebob_lemon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-218 days agoYou don’t even need an LLM to autoreject someone that lists “Vibecoding” on his resume.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoI am vibecoding, but that’s because I am not a coder or developer but do it for fun from time to time without a real clue.
minus-squareLedericas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoprobably that too, i wonder if its also reapplying to the same job, or same company over and over again, considering he only wants a niche job which a mistake on his part.
He’s a software engineer, I’d bet on him automating it in a way that it’s been flagged by commonly used recruting tools and is auto-rejected.
Some of those tools also use LLM now, and they’re regularly found to be flawed and turning away wanted applicants.
You don’t even need an LLM to autoreject someone that lists “Vibecoding” on his resume.
I am vibecoding, but that’s because I am not a coder or developer but do it for fun from time to time without a real clue.
TIL im “vibeliving”
probably that too, i wonder if its also reapplying to the same job, or same company over and over again, considering he only wants a niche job which a mistake on his part.