A satirical infographic titled "THE 'GARTNER HYPE CYCLE' OF EMPLOYABILITY" that plots career trajectories from 2023 to 2028. The vertical axes measure "LINKEDIN DELUSION LEVEL" on the left and "ACTUAL DISPOSABLE INCOME" on the right.
The curve begins in 2023 with the "SOFTWARE ENGINEER" at the "Slope of Enlightenment". It rises to a peak in 2024 labeled "PROMPT ENGINEER (Peak of Inflated Expectations)", illustrated by a wizard hat and a speech bubble saying "I AM A WIZARD".
The line then drops steeply down "THE CLIFF", passing through "VIBE CODER" (a person lounging in a beanbag "Just feeling the code") and "MASTER OF AI AGENTS" (a conductor leading robots). It hits rock bottom in 2027 at the "TROUGH OF DISILLUSIONMENT" marked as "UNEMPLOYED", shown with a LinkedIn logo leaning against a tumbleweed. Finally, the curve levels out in 2028 at the "PLATEAU OF PRODUCTIVITY" as a "COSTCO CASHIER". A footnote at the bottom offers a "Sarcastic Insight" about networking strategy shifting to "Checking receipts for bulk toilet paper".