Developer with 20 years' experience quits tech after 24 rejections
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A developer with 20 years of experience announced he is leaving the tech industry after applying to more than 30 jobs and getting 24 rejections, Hacker News reported on October 13. He maintains two of the most-downloaded Ruby packages and once grew a team from 2 to 12 people. He lives in Warrnambool, a 3.5-hour train ride from Melbourne, and the limits of remote work made hybrid roles hard to match. He also criticized the industry's appetite for people who can use AI to push business goals when nobody really knows how.
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- Hacker News front pageLeaving Tech
拥有 20 年经验的开发者因投递 30 多份工作收到 24 封拒信，宣布离开科技行业。他维护两个下载量最高的 Ruby 包，曾将团队从 2 人扩展到 12 人，并因远程办公受限（居住在 Warrnambool，距墨尔本 3.5 小时火车）而难以匹配混合办公要求。他批评行业追捧会用 AI 推进业务目标的人，但没人真正知道怎么做。
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