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I'm very pro-labor union, but life as an actor or screenwriter is considerably more precarious. Each job you get lasts only as long as the movie you're currentl

by zasz 7y ago

I'm very pro-labor union, but life as an actor or screenwriter is considerably more precarious. Each job you get lasts only as long as the movie you're currently working on does. Once the movie's done, you're out of a job again. A SWE doesn't experience the same level of chaos, unless they're freelancing.

bb88 7y ago
Maybe not much more. The era of spending your life at a company is long gone, and the role of a distinguished senior engineer over 50 is evaporating. And the number of people who have been screwed out of their options on HN have been too numerous to count. Yet demand for software engineers are higher than ever. It seems like market forces should counteract these issues, however SV is impervious to these issues.