This summer, when I went back to my hometown, I found that it was full of energy, with three miles and five villages, and I was pleasantly surprised that more than a dozen high school students were successfully admitted to university. Encouragingly, six of them chose to specialize in the fields of artificial intelligence, big data, and network software. My understanding is mainly due to a restaurant with a good reputation in my hometown, because they usually choose to hold a college banquet there, and the hotel owner has a deep friendship with me. Three of the six students who chose to major in computer science were related to me, and I was graciously invited to attend the graduation banquet of one of the relatives.
However, these six students who were accepted into the computer science program may face a difficult challenge in the future: the computer science major is now saturated, and finding a job is very challenging!
Most of these students come from ordinary families, and their family backgrounds are relatively ordinary. Truth be told, children from poor families are usually more inclined to choose technical majors. A few years ago, computer science was considered to be hot, and the myth of getting rich on the Internet was widely spread, and many people from poor families realized their dream of earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by entering large factories.
However, now the situation is changing rapidly. Today, which used to be the era of migrant worker dividends, migrant workers are no longer highly valued, and employment has become difficult. The era of the engineer bonus has also transitioned rapidly, and the value of engineers has also fallen sharply, making it more difficult to find a job.
Later, I shared this observation with my classmates and friends, and they all said, "Yes, it is." Nowadays, it seems that children in my hometown generally choose to study computer science. After checking the information on the Internet, it was found that computer science majors have become the mainstream of college entrance examination admission in recent years.
It is worth noting that none of the six freshmen were admitted to the 985 college, and only one entered the 211 project. The others are from a water conservancy and hydropower university, an agricultural college and a normal college. Almost all universities, computer science majors. If it is a general college, it may be necessary to consider setting up some application-oriented majors instead of opening difficult AI algorithm majors, which is indeed a trap for ordinary students. I was speechless about that.
Alas, although heroes no matter their origins, after all, they still need professional skills to better cope with challenges. Most people aren't heroes, and these days, good companies are more inclined to hire 985 graduates, and the future is destined to be even more difficult for ordinary college graduates.
When I graduated from 211 College, I have been working in the software industry for more than 20 years. That's why the elders of the children of those relatives often ask them to talk to me. I waved my hand to show that the younger generation is amazing, and stressed that if the children have any questions, I will try to help answer them.
I wasn't deliberately modest, first of all, I didn't achieve much myself, and secondly, I wasn't very suitable to be a teacher. If these kids really want to talk to me about majors, I'm a little at a loss. If you say what's really going on in the market, it might hit them.
During the Chinese New Year, a relative's child who majored in big data visited my house for the New Year. I asked him what language he had learned, and he replied that it was J**A. When asked if he had ever learned C C++, he said that the teacher said that big data does not need to learn such a difficult and useless language. Although I know it, I can't say much.
In those years, I focused on C C++ embedded system development, but when I looked up, I found that the revenue in the embedded field was generally not as good as that of some simple front-end web page development. At this time, I understood that the domestic computer profession and software industry have basically been over-commercialized. In China, technology no longer focuses on depth, only pursues to make money, and the fast money seems to be the most valuable.
I have been involved in management, but I have never been out of the front line**. When I was 45 years old, I lost my job because of layoffs from foreign companies, and like many of my peers, I could no longer find a job. After the fall after the peak, I tried e-commerce, taxis, and contact custom software, and finally could only make a living by engaging in crawler software. I know very well that China has not made achievements in operating systems, embedded systems, industry basic software, AI systems, middleware, etc., because no one has the patience to invest time in intensive cultivation and polishing something like ChatGPT.
Looking at the situation of engineers today, the anxiety problems of 35-year-old are endless, which is really a knife that destroys the heart;The 996 work system is even more exhausting and has caused long-term damage to the body;However, the retirement age is still rising to 65 years old, which makes people feel heavy;You have to pay high income tax when you go to work, and you have no benefits if you lose your job. In this death-threatening environment, scolding is rife and people are desperate for quick success, as if this is the only way to survive.
Today's young people who study computer science will find themselves in an extremely involuted environment as soon as they enter the workplace.
Today, those young people from modest families are once again embarking on this industry that has become seriously involuted, and many of them are destined to go through the path that I have already proven. It has been said that although the future of computer science majors is uncertain, for children from ordinary families, it seems that it is more reliable to choose this field than other majors. They believe that there is no relationship, and they do not expect to rely on others, they can only fight a little and suffer some hardships that others can't endure.
Indeed, there seems to be no other better option for children from average families.
As the ancients said, "Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sinking boat, and ten thousand trees spring in front of the sick tree." "Nowadays, we have deeply experienced the taste of sorrow, but we can only say that the weather is cool and autumn!I hope that these post-00 graduates can enter the workplace smoothly and rectify this rather troublesome workplace environment!