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Maybe this is true because I've only worked in a software boom in a large city but the only reason I've been out of work in the last 5 years since I switched fr
by ritchiea 10y ago
Maybe this is true because I've only worked in a software boom in a large city but the only reason I've been out of work in the last 5 years since I switched from working in politics to coding full time is because I deemed the jobs available either undesirable or the pay insufficient. And when I say the pay was insufficient I'm still talking something well above median income. So Spolsky seems pretty right on, at least for the moment.
- ryandrake 10y agoTrust me, this attitude comes from never having to survive a severe tech downturn. Consider yourself fortunate! As someone who survived two, I can tell you with utter certainty that there are very few people with jobs just falling into their laps when your profession is suffering double-digit unemployment.