> One software engineer wanted to hit $1 million so she could home-school her future children; another man, who hadn’t bought new sneakers in eight years thanks

> One software engineer wanted to hit $1 million so she could home-school her future children; another man, who hadn’t bought new sneakers in eight years thanks to Nike’s generous exchange policy, wanted to found a philanthropic enterprise. “I’m not sure,” another person said. Google, his employer, offered sweet perks. “It’s a great 9-to-5, but I want to see what I could do if I got those 45 waking hours per week back.” Yeah, no fucking way. Perhaps it makes sense if you don't like working very much. I tend to generally enjoy the work that I do, and love that I can use the money that I make to live in a nice house, to eat at nice restaurants, to travel wherever and save for retirement as well. At a time when most people in this country (US) are facing stagnant or decreasing wages, working in Tech seems to be an unbelievable luxury.