Don’t major in CS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

Of course they are.

Yawn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

AI will take those quant jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is any good at computer science what difference does it make how many applications they had to fill out?

Huh?

Yeah you can write a code to populate all the forms automatically using speech.

Cs is more than just writing code.

Uh huh and the least of it is writing code. So what are we crying about here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the kid is any good at computer science what difference does it make how many applications they had to fill out?

Huh?

Yeah you can write a code to populate all the forms automatically using speech.

Cs is more than just writing code.

Uh huh and the least of it is writing code. So what are we crying about here

Unemployment and underemployment for recent graduates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

AI will take those quant jobs.

Yeah, ok.

Just be a plumber and move on buddy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

AI will take those quant jobs.

Yeah, ok.

Just be a plumber and move on buddy.

Robotics is only 3 years behind. We are all just generally screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

AI will take those quant jobs.

Yeah, ok.

Just be a plumber and move on buddy.

Robotics is only 3 years behind. We are all just generally screwed.

My brother is heavily involved with the top robotics companies in the U.S., Japan and China. You have no idea what you are talking about. The world is decades away from robotic tradesmen for a myriad of reasons.

[Anonymous]

Gender studies and art history are the only way to get jobs in future just as they are now. You think you can get $70K jobs just like that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The H-1B visa was sold as a “high-skilled immigration” program.

Instead, companies are applying to use it for jobs like…7/11 cashiers.

Here are a few of the absurd H-1B applications that companies have recently filed.

ok, that's not good, but a 7/11 cashier isn't gunning for CS jobs so this is irrelevant to the thread. But, thanks for sharing.

Maybe CS students are gunning for 7/11 cashier.

Mine sure isn't. They are going to two quant firms this summer, and possibly a FAANG in the fall.

AI will take those quant jobs.

AI will take your job before the quant job. So, not worried. But, even if they do, those quant jobs pay like $300K+ so they'll have a ton saved before they turn 30. They already have close to $100K saved from previous internships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You think you can get $70K jobs just like that?

There are always $70k jobs available for the taking in the DMV.

https://joinarlingtoncountypd.com/careers/

https://joinfcpd.org/careers/#EntryLevel

https://vatrooper.com/careers/

$80k+ jobs

https://www.joinscuspd.us/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SCUSPD_Brand&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_adgroup=%7BAdGroupName%7D&utm_campaign=%7BCampaignName%7D&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22857747017&gbraid=0AAAABA55zEu3V2D6g0TnWxReXOpEHremo&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo_nwseqwkQMVEDYIBR0Ycxn5EAAYASAAEgIyEPD_BwE

https://www.uscp.gov/careers

[Anonymous]

70k-80k in NOVA is living in your car wages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:70k-80k in NOVA is living in your car wages.

You seem to think NOVA is NYC.

Two people making $70k each can easily afford a two bedroom apartment in NOVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop with the nonsense. Do you even get what cs is?

No experience, no luck. The market is awash in RIFed workers with experience. New graduates need not apply.

https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2025/computer-science-grads-facing-a-lack-of-entry-level-jobs-and-a-career-readiness-gap/

https://www.synergisticit.com/why-tech-companies-dont-hire-recent-cs-graduates/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/computer-science-college-graduates-jobs

https://www.thecollegefix.com/computer-engineering-grads-face-double-the-unemployment-rate-of-art-history-majors/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html

https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2025/06/06/computer-science-majors-were-promised-six-figures-so-why-are-they-unemployed/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21dvg8l1go

This is what our May 2025 CS grad has found. The only people he knows with CS jobs are those who got them through nepotism. I think if you can’t land that first internship, it is incredibly difficult because one internship leads to the next once you have experience.

NP here. My DS is a CS Major class of 2025. He did not have an internship that he was selected for, but in his junior year joined an AI club at school that led to joining a startup. DS put in over 1000 apps and joined Google as a SWE July 2025. No nepotism, no internal referral either. He says that the smart CS kids he graduated with have jobs....he was not at a a top 5 CS program either. There is hope!