A sustainable web career, for when all this blows over
The author discusses the current instability in the web development industry and advises professionals to focus on long-term skill building. Specifically, they emphasize the importance of accessibility as a core technical competency rather than a superficial feature.
Why it matters
It offers career guidance for tech workers navigating economic uncertainty while advocating for higher standards in web accessibility.
For better or worse the web industry is going through a bit of a phase. The reasons are largely irrational. People still need the web, nothing has changed there. Regardless, the financials of this business are a struggle. Longterm career prospects are looking dicey.
Because I openly reject the driving force intent on destroying my profession, and ruffle a few feathers doing so, I often get asked privately for advice from like-minded peers. I can only offer an uninspired but sensible reply: don’t quit a paying job without a fallback. Go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over.
Characters from Shaun of the Dead (2004) enjoying drinks in the Winchester pub. Simon Pegg's character is holding a pint in a cheers pose and is winking at the camera.
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