No, £35k in the south, where cost of living is a fair bit higher. £45k pre-tax is top 15% household income nationally... My point is that I can't afford to pi

No, £35k in the south, where cost of living is a fair bit higher. £45k pre-tax is top 15% household income nationally... My point is that I can't afford to pick and choose companies I work for to avoid big tech. I work in .NET, but I have no idea how I'd find a company that doesn't use Office365 these days. It's not personal usage that funds these companies, it's enterprise usage. Working with (and hence endorsing and funding) software that abusive companies makes is the problem, not the tiny amounts individuals spend. The only way I know to avoid that is to be self-employed, or own a company yourself.