Reposted by Cynbel Terreus
I really fucking hate that I've been unable to find a job since being let go 15+ months ago, yet I have a Masters in CS and 8+ years of experience at one company (a software consultancy). That experience spans a wide range of industries, programming languages, and tech stacks.
I fucking hate this.
!["Why do you see yourself leaving the game industry [in the next twelve months]?"
AAA layoffs are decimating institutional knowledge and making a stable career impossible. Greed-first financial climate makes AA funding precarious. The job market is impossibly competitive. A lack of functional marketing systems makes indie success a coin flip at best. And cost of living in "industry cities" is too high to bear a long unemployment spell.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jupvzthhxsac2mwtqwulknsk/bafkreiar3av4zuqu4p5jurzfzt66hgjalunxnxcylavbbph5c3d7oemzwy)
