I landed my first software engineering job from SO, and I didn't even apply to anything. I just had a profile with a decent reputation and never thought someone would check my profile and contact me for a role.

I miss the time when it really paid to be really good at a topic and help people. Today, nobody reaches out to you anymore, even in the workplace, everyone has Claude... feels depressing.

Thank you, StackOverflow. I'll be forever grateful!