I struggle with that too. What gets me is that these places are such a shitshow that it’s a net negative for everyone: it ducks for customers because they get s

I struggle with that too. What gets me is that these places are such a shitshow that it’s a net negative for everyone: it ducks for customers because they get shitty software, late. It sucks for engineers and everyone else because you’re always working quick and dirty, always in an emergency, always stressed. What kills me is that we know ways to make things better and more relaxed for everyone with little to no OT required: fix bugs before new features, automated tests, code reviews, well specced features/tickets... but nope, the moment you try and use these tools to get better outcomes at a lower human and financial cost you become public enemy number one. I have not been able to keep a job longer than 18 months because this drives me nuts and I eventually have to quit and start somewhere else until I quit again out of frustration and exhaustion.