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We Need Junior Engineers

My son thinks his inexperience is a gift. It took me fifty-one years to see why.

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Jun 18, 2026
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The message has gone out, and most of the industry has already received it: we no longer need junior engineers.

You have felt it even if no one said it to your face.

The hiring req that quietly disappeared.
The team that decided to “just use an agent” instead of bringing someone up.
The senior who got faster overnight and started wondering, privately, wh…

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