How long has it been since you were in the market? Look at the number of people laid off by tech companies in the last few years, they all need new jobs. Combine this with outsourcing low level work to other countries and increasing use of automation targeted at the entry level work, getting a job in the entry to mid level range is very difficult. Only if you have 7ish plus years of experience can you get a job easily.
Might be location. I live in the Netherlands, and honestly... the market is screaming for almost everything. Experience is no object, lots of companies want to teach you in house.
And sure, I can imagine some things have changed in terms of entry level access... but even there, there are opportunities, and not rare ones either.
But I also think that yes, adjustment is needed. If you want my advice... obtain people skills, and get a role between the business and its IT. Be the translator. They are in very short supply everywhere, and being a good translator is something not everyone can do. But if you can, lots of doors will open, and you are also resilient against the AI rush, in fact, you are best equipped for it. Reasoning skill, interpretation skill, analysis... and application to a business environment. That's where its gonna be at. Equip people to ask the right questions in the right moments, or ask them yourself. Pure gold. The truly valuable skillsets come down to a simple word. Teach. Teach something. Why do you think all those video howto's and stuff are popular? Everyone wants guidance - heck even AI primarily serves that purpose now. The new world wants experts and specialists, and people in general are yearning for structure, information filtering and prioritizing right in the godforgiven mess they're in. There's far too much to do - but what's actually worth doing?
I don't know about the US, but here in South Africa, we've got rampant unemployment, and it's not easy finding a job, even with university degrees. Doubtless, with the rise of AI, it's going to get harder everywhere for many fields. These days, it may be better to get into a hands-on profession, like construction, roof maintenance, or plumbing.
See above. And yes, hands on professions... but that's not exactly the best corner to be in either, has it ever been. If you have or join a small company on that, then things might look better, but still. Lots of hours, at best decent pay, poor conditions.
Can you understand how AMD would have ended up if Intel was agressive while AMD was weak and struggling?!
AMD could hobble along their difficult period just because Intel was not putting too much pressure on them.
What do you mean though... ever since Sandy Bridge nobody would even consider an AMD CPU. How is that not pressure. AMD just did fuck all for years and then came in hard. They did back then what Intel should have done 3-4 generations back: hit the reset button.
