DoctorMo's Blog

The latest in the job market isn’t looking good. The number of jobs for programmers has shrunk (though not totally evaporated) and this depression looks like it’ll continue for another 1.5 to 2 years.

That’s a long time to go without money and I’m a spousal immigrant. Unable to claim unemployment benefits, burning down my savings and depending from my wife for survival.

It doesn’t look like the market for FOSS development will materialise any time soon either.

All of that is nothing compared to the wretchedness I feel about my last job position. Wrong position, wrong manager, incorrect working mechanics set up, sometimes it’s just hard to fit.

But anyway, on to the future, I’ve always got something to do in the FOSS world and it’ll keep me plenty busy until opertunities come back.

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