I saw another “Junior” job post today.
And again — it wasn’t junior.
Not even close.
🔥 What they asked for:
- NestJS, Node.js, Go
- AWS, Postgres, Redis
- CI/CD pipelines
- Profiling, scaling, microservices
- Nginx, React, clean code, architecture
- External APIs like Facebook, TikTok, Google
- “Black belt in communication” (actual phrase)
6+ months of experience.
No mention of mentorship.
No mention of training.
But hey, the office has yoga.
🤨 Let's be real:
This is not a junior job.
This is a Mid-level wishlist, disguised with soft branding and emoji perks.
And someone, somewhere, will still apply —
scared to say “I’m not ready”,
scared to miss a chance,
scared to be left out.
🧠 But here’s my question:
What do we expect juniors to be?
Mini-seniors with discounted salaries?
Shadow mids with no say?
And most importantly:
What are real juniors supposed to do with jobs like this?
Ignore them?
Apply anyway and burn out trying?
Fake confidence?
Quit?
I’m not here with answers.
But this system isn’t working.
Not for us.
So I’m logging this —
in case someone else needs to hear:
If you feel like “junior” doesn’t mean junior anymore — you’re not crazy. You’re awake.
What do you think?
Have you seen posts like this?
And if yes — what are we supposed to do?
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