I'm getting tons of DM's from people that wants to transition to UX/UI, what is happenig?

Recently I was getting lots of DM’s from people interested in transitioning to UX/UI, even from software engineers.

This is a boom that started almost 2 years ago, but right now is hitting very hard.

I want to summarize how the situation is right now from the inside.

1) Overpriced bootcamps, courses, masters, degrees, etc. where most of the “teachers” never launched and succeeded designing a product.

Just google their names, search them on LinkedIn, even ask their students, the info is out there.

YouTube has better content.

2) Promise of +100k salaries when finishing all these magic courses.

I don’t want to say that is impossible, but it is very unlikely to happen unless you do something that stands out from the crowd or you find a job in a big tech or unicorn company.

3) The competition for UX/UI positions is high.

You’ll have to compete with people complaining because they have many certificates and don't find a job and people who just change their label from “graphic design” or “illustration” to UX/UI because it is trendy.

4) Almost all companies just hire UX designers because that is what everybody is doing now, FOMO.

UX positions in that kind of company are barely appreciated and mostly seen as an “artist”.

5) UX is not an art role.

You’ll probably have to deal with business expectations, budget, KPIs and product people, not creating beautiful icons.

6) If you think everything is about the users and “user centered”, that’s barely true.

Companies want to earn money with their products.

UX plays an important role in trying to meet both business expectations and user needs, but money will always dominate, find a balance.

🤔 Are you agree? I want to know your opinion inside the Twitter thread I wrote: https://twitter.com/teodora_dobre/status/1482416362127507458