Learntocode bros, is it really that bad out there?

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Is the well running dry?

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The company I work at got 50k new grad applications for 120 roles. We are quite selective though, not sure what the rest of big tech is like.

I had an easy time changing jobs, but I'm a senior and I'm good at my job :marseyshrug:

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I always thought tech had a bias against older people. That once you were in your mid thirties you were getting replaced by someone younger. That doesn't really seem to be the case anymore at least

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Most of my coworkers are in their 30s and 40s actually. Depends where you work though. I think Amazon hires a lot of new grads, so they likely skew younger. My last team skewed more senior as well, but we needed people with more depth.

But really I think most people hit senior fairly young. I think the median age for getting to senior would be early 30s? Not really sure...

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I'm the youngest at my job and I like jump scaring the olds with things like "docker".

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How many of those are even real, though? One of the problems is every job app is flooded with the most ridiculous shit. I was hiring an entry level coordinator once and I was having like VPs of banks with 20 years of experience in finance apply lol out of the hundreds of applicants only 3 made any sense

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