The market is different as far it’s harder to get a job at any of the BigTech companies as software developers. But they are still hiring and the pay once there, hasn’t changed for the worse.

More relevant to old folks - like you and me and the article (I’m 51) - is that with AI and businesses jumping on board the hype train, AWS, GCP and Oracle are still hiring consultants, SAs and sales like crazy as companies are trying to figure out an “AI strategy”.

It’s good to be a shovel seller during a gold rush. Consulting companies and divisions love older people who still have relevant experience and can talk to “the business”