I work in tech, but not for a big tech company or a hip funded startup, and this weird “unionist language bastardised by the developer on $300k/yr not getting his (yes, his) butter chicken paid for” stuff is just endlessly cringey to me.
Whilst I wouldn’t be seen dead working in a place like that, y’all really don’t know how good you’ve got it.
YUP! Came here looking to see if anyone called this out and you did. If you didn't I was going to.
I don't love working in tech the way I used to but I do still love cashing those paychecks! You can do what you love sure... or you can make the money you want. Almost nobody can do both.
As for me - I know theres bullshit every where you go and all jobs have sucky parts and I prefer this devil because I in fact do get paid enough to put up with this shit.
How about compartmentalizing your job and being happy after putting in 8h of work? Also, reading HN kinda bums me out on tech too at times. The Instagram Effect where you feel like everyone besides you is doing something cooler than fixing bugs in the CRUD application your company sells.
Whilst I wouldn’t be seen dead working in a place like that, y’all really don’t know how good you’ve got it.