Jobs and Software Is Fucked

A software engineer with 10 years of experience describes a deteriorating job market following their 2025 layoff from Blizzard, citing frustrating hiring practices including AI-proctored coding assessments, silent rejections after final rounds, and unresponsive recruiters. They argue that AI integration has intensified existing hiring problems while creating barriers for job seekers who refuse to compromise professional standards, and express concern about how AI adoption threatens other creative and technical professions in the industry.