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It's the End of Entry Level Jobs as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) : Silicon Valley Gets Hard

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Hold onto your headphones, folks, because the Chad and Cheese Podcast is serving up a hilarious, hot-mess buffet of insights that’ll leave you laughing and maybe a little worried about your career!

This episode, your hosts sling snarky banter like baristas tossing espresso shots, breezing through early chit-chat about travel woes, Coldplay’s drama-fest, LinkedIn’s questionable career tips, sports shout-outs, Walmart’s employee discount PR stunt, free swag, and fantasy football.

But the real meat hits after the 15-minute mark, where they dive into the chaos facing recent grads—think degrees collecting dust while the job market laughs. The future of work gets a roasting, with the creator economy shining as the cool kid at the career fair, while AI and economic shenanigans threaten to swipe jobs faster than you can say “pivot.”

Teaching’s future? It’s AI’s new playground. Silicon Valley’s traded ping-pong tables for “purpose,” but don’t get too cozy—tech employment’s a rollercoaster, and global competition’s got everyone sweating.

Job boards like ZipRecruiter are wheezing in the dust, outrun by AI, and in a plot twist nobody saw coming, the hosts ponder if newspaper job ads might stage a retro comeback. It’s a wild, witty ride through the workforce’s new reality—adapt or get left behind, and maybe grab a newspaper just in case.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Banter

00:29 - Travel and Cultural Observations

02:26 - Coldplay Drama and LinkedIn Insights

04:12 - Shout Outs and Celebrating Progress in Sports

09:20 - Walmart's Employee Discount Initiative

11:00 - Free Stuff and Promotions

12:10 - Travel Plans and Upcoming Events

13:14 - Fantasy Football and Sports Culture

14:26 - Challenges for Recent Graduates

18:30 - The Future of Work and the Creator Economy

21:04 - The Impact of AI and Economic Factors on Employment

22:53 - The Future of Teaching and AI

24:49 - Silicon Valley's Shift: From Perks to Purpose

27:16 - The Changing Landscape of Tech Employment

30:21 - Global Competition and the Tech Industry

32:03 - The Decline of Job Boards and the Rise of AI

39:34 - Reviving Newspaper Job Ads: A Retro Solution?

48:27 - Closing Thoughts and Dad Jokes

  continue reading

1530 episodes

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Manage episode 500430898 series 1644937
Content provided by Chad Sowash and Evergreen Podcasts. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Chad Sowash and Evergreen Podcasts or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Hold onto your headphones, folks, because the Chad and Cheese Podcast is serving up a hilarious, hot-mess buffet of insights that’ll leave you laughing and maybe a little worried about your career!

This episode, your hosts sling snarky banter like baristas tossing espresso shots, breezing through early chit-chat about travel woes, Coldplay’s drama-fest, LinkedIn’s questionable career tips, sports shout-outs, Walmart’s employee discount PR stunt, free swag, and fantasy football.

But the real meat hits after the 15-minute mark, where they dive into the chaos facing recent grads—think degrees collecting dust while the job market laughs. The future of work gets a roasting, with the creator economy shining as the cool kid at the career fair, while AI and economic shenanigans threaten to swipe jobs faster than you can say “pivot.”

Teaching’s future? It’s AI’s new playground. Silicon Valley’s traded ping-pong tables for “purpose,” but don’t get too cozy—tech employment’s a rollercoaster, and global competition’s got everyone sweating.

Job boards like ZipRecruiter are wheezing in the dust, outrun by AI, and in a plot twist nobody saw coming, the hosts ponder if newspaper job ads might stage a retro comeback. It’s a wild, witty ride through the workforce’s new reality—adapt or get left behind, and maybe grab a newspaper just in case.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Banter

00:29 - Travel and Cultural Observations

02:26 - Coldplay Drama and LinkedIn Insights

04:12 - Shout Outs and Celebrating Progress in Sports

09:20 - Walmart's Employee Discount Initiative

11:00 - Free Stuff and Promotions

12:10 - Travel Plans and Upcoming Events

13:14 - Fantasy Football and Sports Culture

14:26 - Challenges for Recent Graduates

18:30 - The Future of Work and the Creator Economy

21:04 - The Impact of AI and Economic Factors on Employment

22:53 - The Future of Teaching and AI

24:49 - Silicon Valley's Shift: From Perks to Purpose

27:16 - The Changing Landscape of Tech Employment

30:21 - Global Competition and the Tech Industry

32:03 - The Decline of Job Boards and the Rise of AI

39:34 - Reviving Newspaper Job Ads: A Retro Solution?

48:27 - Closing Thoughts and Dad Jokes

  continue reading

1530 episodes

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