[ghaff]

Anecdotally, but talking to a lot of people who really have their ears to the ground, the junior roles thing seems to be very real. It probably isn't just AI--with more senior folks probably more available, why hire juniors--but seems to be pretty pronounced (with probably the corollary that bootcamps are probably a bad idea these days). Which isn't a great trend if real.

[AnimalMuppet]

Five years ago, maybe even two years ago, we were hearing a lot about "age discrimination" and how seniors couldn't get hired.

Maybe it's just a phase?

Or maybe today's juniors are different than the juniors were five years ago. And maybe that's because of AI.

[ghaff]

Both things can be true. It can be tough for juniors and tough for seniors who haven’t kept up and are just trying to cruise. Not that age discrimination isn’t a thing.