Tech Job Market Privilege

The cluster debates whether tech jobs and workers are struggling or actually privileged with better pay, options, and security compared to other industries, countering narratives of widespread tech unemployment hardship.

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user_named May 12, 2023 View on HN

Tech jobs aren't worse than other jobs. They're better than lots of jobs

nextworddev Nov 3, 2025 View on HN

From this article you would think tech workers were really struggling (they are not)

jogjayr Nov 28, 2017 View on HN

That's not necessarily true, especially if you work in tech.

gozur88 Jul 8, 2016 View on HN

As opposed to not having a tech job at all?

MattGaiser Sep 28, 2022 View on HN

Unemployment is that foreign to tech people.

GoodJokes Sep 24, 2021 View on HN

Your daily reminder that tech people are no smarter than other types of workers. Their work is just valued more at this time.

more_corn Sep 16, 2024 View on HN

Tech job market is wildly different from general job market.

bragr May 2, 2023 View on HN

Not just tech jobs I'd think.

protomyth Sep 5, 2016 View on HN

Sadly, there was an article a while back specifically about tech workers doing just that. Might want to lighten up on down voting given the truth of the statement.

hackerhit Mar 28, 2019 View on HN

there's no worry for anyone working in tech