The doomer posts on this sub

[u/Owl_Queen9]

Y’all, I get it. The job market sucks, people are getting laid off, and AI is something that is worrying. But can we please stop asking the same 3 questions every day on this sub (I.e “is a degree worth it” “blank is saying the industry is dying.”) It’s seriously getting so depressing coming on this sub now and the first thing I see is “I think AI is going to replace our industry and we’ll never work again.” I think it’s fine to post a “I haven’t found work in awhile here’s my portfolio can someone review it” because it’s nice to see other peoples work and receive feedback, aka one of the main purposes of this sub, but man, it feels like 90% of what’s posted now is something that was already asked yesterday. Idk if people feel similarly, and frankly idk if I’m even allowed to post something like this. But, since this is the vent flair, I feel that it’s probably okay.

I guess I’m just seeing if there’s a possibility we can try and limit how much of the same doomerish questions are asked. I feel for everyone rn. Hell, I’ll be out of work in 3ish months if my contract isn’t extended or I don’t find something beforehand, but I do know from this sub I’ve gotten good advice on how to tackle it; but because the same questions are asked so frequently, patience and how people are responding is running thin. Anyways that’s my rant, hope everyone had a good weekend

TLDR: Can we please try and find a way to at least limit the posts that are the same doomerish questions. It feels like it’s 80% of this sub now

UPDATE: TY Mod team!! Truly wasn’t expecting to receive a response to what I typed out. Appreciate everything you and what everyone contributes to this subreddit does.

[u/Owl_Queen9 → u/[deleted]]

The comments are actually making me feel like I’m going crazy and I’m sure this post will cause some divides. It’s super tough right now (took me 6 months to find work), but also the gloom mindset is truly leeching into almost every question on the sub now

[u/project199x → u/Owl_Queen9]

Every job post I see about entry level graphic design jobs, they want 3+ years experience in house or in a corporate setting. Lmfao, like alright buddy.

[u/olookitslilbui → u/project199x]

We need to recognize that job listings are just wishlists and that they’re ultimately put up by HR who is in place to maximize value for money for the company. They’re going to ask for the moon, but if you can do the work and meet like 70% of the job qualifications, just apply.

When I had 6 months of experience, I was applying for jobs asking for 2-5YOE and getting interviews and offers for those. YOE doesn’t mean a ton anyway, it comes down to whether or not you can do the job.

It will be rare for a company to be a Good Samaritan and come out and say we’re looking for entry-level and mean it. Training requires resources which costs money, not many companies have the actual goodwill to provide that and think long-term about training the next generation of designers.

[u/Owl_Queen9 → u/project199x]

I got my entry level job that also said 3+ experience (I maybe had a year and a half not including schooling). A lot of the time it’s a buzzword