The writer complains about the tech industry and anticipates any replies. Her tone is feisty. She cites general scenarios as proof, and by the end she is incons

The writer complains about the tech industry and anticipates any replies. Her tone is feisty. She cites general scenarios as proof, and by the end she is inconsolable. After years of experience, I think she is the kind of person who somehow attracts you to help her but who will stab you in the chest when you try. It sounds like she has had a few experiences that wounded her deeply, and she has decided to protect herself by closing up. But I think her experience is limited. There are places you can work that let you craft great code. They typically are not in the tech industry as she defines it, "companies and professionals who view code as a core part of their business and their self-understanding, both internally and externally." And I'm not sure she will find a company that actually encourages good code, only one that gives her space to code how she wants --- not because they appreciate good code but because they don't understand it. Their programming team is a black box, and whatever estimate you give they have to just have to accept, like when your mechanic or your doctor tells you it will take such-and-such. I would advise her to look for a job where tech is an ancillary part of the business, perhaps a programmer at a hospital, college, or niche-but-profitable industry. Or, as others here have suggested, working more on back end than web front end. No matter where, she still should ask lots and lots of questions of the company, preferably of the employees themselves if she can get a hold of them. There are pockets of good, but like anything in the world they are diamonds in the rough, and you have to do some digging to discover them.