> Technology workers tend to value interesting problems more than money. You're projecting. I want to be paid fair market compensation for the hours of my life

> Technology workers tend to value interesting problems more than money. You're projecting. I want to be paid fair market compensation for the hours of my life I'm spending at work and not with my family. Your employer values money over anything else, so while workers are ignoring their value, they are doing what they can to drive your costs down. Look at the white collar jobs that have stagnated in terms of compensation or were outright eliminated in the past decade. > If people who need it find they are not compensated well, they can find an employer that does compensate them well. Trying to force an employer that does not value you like they should to behave otherwise instead of finding one that does is masochistic. What if you aren't compensated well because employers have realized they can pay below market value for your labor? What if that becomes an industry trend because other employers have no incentive (strikes, worker solidarity) not to and every incentive to cut costs? What if you live in a market that isn't tech hub? Offers for $30k-$60k/yr for a job you'd be paid $90k-120k/yr in SF for isn't unheard of. We're in a boom and we get to enjoy relatively high wages and good working conditions. That won't last forever.