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Made a throwaway account just to post this. I'm a well-respected professional (in a different, though connected field) with many years of experience and I earn
by throwgoaway 11y ago
Made a throwaway account just to post this.
I'm a well-respected professional (in a different, though connected field) with many years of experience and I earn a hair over what the blog poster earns.
I just can't be sympathetic with the desperate tone -- yes, I get it, other devs earn more money, and a Ruby pro can probably get upwards of 70 or 80k. But making it sound like you're on the brink of poverty with 40k? You're spending too much.
The laptop cost keeps getting mentioned as a huge factor, but a MacBook is $2000 at most, and it can be had for a lot less, especially if you buy second hand.
Don't get me wrong, his treatment at that company was far from fair. And he could and probably should get a job elsewhere. But the drama is non-existent here.
- vellum 11y ago>But making it sound like you're on the brink of poverty with 40k? He's living in a trailer with a wife and 4 kids, one of whom's severely autistic. At $44,600, his family is at 137% of the federal poverty level.
- trumpete 11y agoWhy the hell did he make four kids though? It's not necessarily a well thought-out action is it? He should have not had any kids until he was stable enough, let alone four. With his previous job at a factory too? Not. Smart.
- normloman 11y agoI'm sick of everyone shaming the guy for having 4 kids. It's not like he can reverse time and stop them from being born. So saying he can't afford kids only serves the purpose of making the guy feel bad. Besides, you don't know enough about his situation to criticize his decision to have children.