'I can’t imagine why anyone would think of joining right now': Redditors reveal what they think is the most overrated career path right now to keep us on the right path

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Aug 21, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Basically, if you heard about it, it's because it's already old

10 Years ago, if you got into Tech, and stuck to it as a career path, it would've been a great decision. Today, even though we're facing a major revolution in the tech industry, it's no use trying to get in there when the experts are already training bots to eliminate all the entry-level jobs you would have 5 years down the line when you finish studying.

Still, I'm no expert, and I can't assure you what areas inside tech have a future, but from what I see, everything, not only tech, is rapidly evolving, or should I say 'changing'? Using the word " evolution might be a little too optimistic, in my opinion.

Today I saw an Instagram reel where a girl said that party-planner positions were in high demand right now because there is a growing tendency to try to make culture 'happen' somewhere outside the virtual world, and that, in my opinion, could be the key to careers of the future. Contrary to what baby boomers would assume, soft skills might become all the rage in the upcoming years.

If I'm being one hundred percent honest, I don't think predictions ever age well; we could've never predicted the rise of AI; we could've never predicted everybody was going to work from home at one point; we could've never predicted so many things.

In the end, I think choosing a career path only works well when you choose something you're truly passionate about, because that passion is going to help you find a way to success if your career is not the highest-paid in the market, and it's also going to help you escalate if it is.

At any rate, if you still want to hear and contribute to what the internet considers a waste of time and effort, be my guest and enjoy the ride.

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