Went to college to become a programer. Now going to graduate with a literal dead degree (no joke my degree stopped being offered so I am the last to get it) and work the warehouse and food service, along with Uber driving and delivering as I try to get a career in bartending instead.

Edit: 50k in federal loans FYI

[–] tinfoilhat@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago

Can I just say, I graduated a decade ago and have no idea what you must be going thru.

However, I want to maybe give you a little hope. A college degree is just a piece of paper. I've worked with software engineers that were former teachers, artists, and biologists. Think of the college degree as proof that you're capable of learning.

All that AI has really done is increased the amount of work people are expected to get done, so I don't think there's NO hope for you in software engineering as a whole. You could pivot into another industry that just requires a math or compsci degree. Or keep trying your hand at software engineering.

Good luck