提问 HN：找不到工作——接下来该怎么办？
3 分•作者: silvercymbals•8 个月前
嘿，HN，
我觉得我把二十多岁的大部分时间都浪费在了想成为一名专业的软件工程师和创办两家公司上。幸运的是，我也有一些积蓄，并且学到了很多东西，但现在看来，我实际上已经无法胜任这份工作了，或者说我的技能已经跟不上时代了。
用 AI 进行构建非常棒，但当我参加面试时，我再也无法通过技术筛选了。我曾在一些“前沿部署”的职位上碰碰运气，但不知为何，在最后一轮面试后就再也没有收到回音了。
我真的很喜欢软件，但我需要真正找到一份可以作为职业的工作（年收入超过 15 万美元）。考虑到我花在这上面时间和金钱似乎都要白费了，我有点慌了。已经有四个月左右的时间了，但前景并不像以前那么乐观了。
另外，我对 996 的创业文化毫无兴趣。作为一个 Z 世代的美国人，我无法理解怎么会找不到一份能让你获得体面薪水并且每周工作 50 小时的工作。
很想听听大家的建议，或者有没有人已经跳出科技行业了。如果我不能尽快找到出路，我担心我的心理健康和稳定。我完全不知道下一步该怎么走，即使申请销售职位也碰壁了。
我认识一些人可以帮我申请法学院，但花 20 万美元去赌法律是否还能作为一种可行的职业，这似乎比我 20 多岁时所做的任何逻辑判断都更糟糕。
谢谢。
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Hey HN,<p>I feel like I've wasted the better part of my twenties trying to be a professional software engineer and founding two companies. Fortunately I have some money to show for it and I learned a lot, but at this point it seems I'm functionally unemployable / have skills that just don't make the cut anymore.<p>Building with AI is incredible, but when I get interviews I just flat out can't pass tech screens anymore. I've gotten lucky with a few "forward deployed" roles but for whatever reason, never get a callback after the final round.<p>I really enjoy software, but I need to actually figure something out that's a real career (earns more than $150k per annum). I'm sort of freaking out given that all this time and money I spent to become an engineer appears to be going to waste. It's been about four months and the prospects just aren't showing up like they used to.<p>Also, I have zero interest in 996 startup culture. How on earth it became impossible as an american to get a job in software where you make a decent salary and work 50hr weeks is sort of beyond my comprehension as someone in Gen Z.<p>Curious for advice or if anyone else has made the leap outside of tech. I fear for my mental health and stability if I don't figure something out soon. I flat out just don't know where I want to go next, even applying to sales roles has fallen flat.<p>I have good contacts for law school, but the notion of burning $200k on the chance that law is still a viable career with AI seems like an even worse decision than logic I applied in my 20s.<p>Cheers.