The Great Depression: Struggles of A Junior Engineer

The Great Depression: Struggles of A Junior Engineer

18 June 2025

Cover image by Xinyue Chen

Yayy! I have graduated from a top school with two complete engineering degrees in hand. Ready to enter the professional life. But why do the industry hate me?

Let me introduce myself. I am Can and I'm here to whine all about the industry. However, I am not sure if it is me that is problematic. I don't understand anything anymore. So, I will talk about my recent job hunt experience along with some toxic behaviour examples, I encountered during screening and interviews.

The Story

So, another day has passed and I causally woke up to check my mails to see which companies has rejected me, for god knows why reasons. But wow, there was an invitation for an interview. Surprising but that made my day. I was again back to normal Can, with all my colors and smile1.