September 2024 ¡ 1 minute read
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Itâs not their fault. They enrolled in a masterâs program to get a job in tech. Why? Letâs be candid: tech has promised job security and agreeable (sometimes borderline perverse) financial returns for a couple of decades. Many tech employers also spin a yarn about âsaving the worldâ and coast on the reputational allure of âif you work here, youâre a genius.â Sounds great, doesnât it? Except, now that students have invested five figures of money in their tech education1, had their skulls crammed full of âinvisible hand of the marketâ propaganda, and counted on having secured their ticket to the party, theyâre seeing layoffs.