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876 IT Workers Are Now Struggling to Find Work, as 'Picky' Companies Demand AI Skills

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 06/15/2026 03:04 EDT

IT Workers Are Now Struggling to Find Work, as 'Picky' Companies Demand AI Skills

"Battered by years of mass layoffs, California tech workers were hoping the job market would rebound this year," reports the Los Angeles Times. "But things are getting worse."


The class divide is widening in Silicon Valley as a tiny group of employees is landing unprecedented packages for AI skills, while many others struggle to find work. The have-nots are doing everything that used to guarantee great jobs — refreshing resumes, optimizing LinkedIn profiles and doing interviews — but companies are much mo

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