Is the "tech job market is recovering" narrative actually true or are we just coping?

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I keep seeing posts saying hiring is picking back up. Then I see people with 5 YOE, strong portfolios, and good schools applying to 300+ jobs with 2 callbacks. LinkedIn reposts of job listings that ge

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I keep seeing posts saying hiring is picking back up. Then I see people with 5 YOE, strong portfolios, and good schools applying to 300+ jobs with 2 callbacks. LinkedIn reposts of job listings that get 800 applicants in 48 hours. Hiring freezes at companies that were supposedly "stable." I'm not trying to be doomer about it. But I feel like there's a gap between the macro narrative ("layoffs are slowing down, things are improving") and the individual experience of people actually in the market right now. What are you seeing on the ground in 2026/2027?

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