Another article from Wall Street Journal that may be of interest in this area:
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/computer-science-majors-job-market-7ad443bf
also attached as a document below.
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Lawrence Tanimoto
Treasurer/Advocacy Lead, CSTA Puget Sound (WA)
Winner, Men's and Women's Brackets
2024 CSTA Chapter Leaders March Madness Challenge
Bellevue, WA
K-12 Teacher CTE (retired)
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-01-2024 11:23
From: Scott Koon
Subject: BIg three tech companies no longer a "dream job"?
Saw this news report on YouTube talking about how a job at Google, Microsoft, or Amazon isn't really a "dream job" anymore. You could probably include Apple in there as well. The report focuses on the recent layoffs in the tech industry and how recent college grads want to be part of a company that is more disruptive than the big three.
Personally, the only times I've applied to Microsoft were for teams that were trying something new. Usually surrounding open source or the new web technologies. But most of the people I was in contact within the early 2000's saw a job at Google or Microsoft more as a stepping stone. Either to forming their own company or becoming a director or CTO at a more "exciting" company.
How Working For Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Lost 'Dream Job' Status
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Scott Koon k12teacher
Arlington WA
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