Yup. Often times it's not a matter of whether or not they're "smart" or "self-aware", like I see being argued. It's just a matter of not feeling confident enoug

Yup. Often times it's not a matter of whether or not they're "smart" or "self-aware", like I see being argued. It's just a matter of not feeling confident enough to demand more. This holds especially true for engineers I've met in the games industry. The games industry treats their engineers so poorly in terms of compensation that often when I encourage my friends in the games industry to demand more, they're often afraid to because they believe they'll have their job offer rescinded for demanding more.