For years, a career in STEM was considered the golden ticket to financial stability and upward mobility. But that once-certain future is now in question. Amid mass layoffs, an unstable job market, and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, a growing number of tech professionals are urging their children to reconsider the very path they once championed. From Silicon Valley to Boston, the message is clear: creativity, craftsmanship and people skills may now offer more lasting value than coding ever could.
