Everyone else being pressured to get the same STEM degrees, along with older professionals staying in the workforce longer, together with rampant outsourcing, leads to a very competitive market.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Ahhhh of course. Parents etc advice is often wildly out of date. I'm part of the generation that was told "just do any degree and you'll get a job!" Which was totally outdated bullshit

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago

Oh don't worry we were still hearing that well into the 90s and early 2000s. It hasn't been true since the 80s but every single parent and teacher I ever interacted with all said that.