A Life Engineered

Career progression expectations vs. reality:

Expectation:

- Graduate college
- Get entry-level job
- Work hard for 2-3 years
- Get promoted
- Repeat until executive level
- Retire wealthy at 55

Reality:

- Graduate college
- Apply to 200+ jobs
- Get entry-level job
- Company restructures
- Start over at new company
- Industry disrupted by technology
- Learn new skills
- Change careers
- Company acquired by PE
- Start over at new company
- Finally get promoted
- Wonder why you're still not happy

The linear career ladder exists only in career counselor PowerPoints.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 327



@sunnyday12131

so true, tired of uncontrolled career path already, all in all, we are born to experience the whole life but not only to study to work hour after hour😶‍🌫

3 weeks ago | 4

@JD-vj4go

I wouldn't recommend tech as a career unless you graduated from MIT with wealthy well connected parents. The same amount of effort for any other profession will provide better long term stability and opportunities.

3 weeks ago | 6

@gilgameshcraos1260

you forgot on the reality one, at any point in the ladder flip a coin. If you get heads you can move on, if you land tails you fail and your career ends there.

3 weeks ago | 5

@KingParth90210

this is depressing more than anything

3 weeks ago | 0

@wowzande

It's been 10 good long years and I might still be fucked on the hope of getting a job

3 weeks ago | 0

@BABEENGINEER

😭😭 trut

3 weeks ago | 1

@ZM-dm3jg

Career planning in the era of AI? Hahaha

3 weeks ago | 1

@solomonchau7725

Meanwhile, girls be like: I'm looking for a man whose minimum height is 6 feet tall and makes $200,000 straight out of high school.

3 weeks ago | 4