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That's fine, but again... Why do work that makes money for someone else for free? You can achieve the same thing by working on your own stuff. I'm also a well
by eggsmediumrare 5y ago
That's fine, but again... Why do work that makes money for someone else for free? You can achieve the same thing by working on your own stuff.
I'm also a well paid software developer, but I spent my 20s recording albums, learning to garden, staying fit, and generally not spending my time making money for someone else for free.
- bpodgursky 5y agoBecause as I got better, I got raises and got more equity. That's the point of working for a startup; the more you put in, the more you get out. (obviously you need to work for a startup which reciprocates. but most do).
- runarberg 5y agoJust be aware of all the blood that has been spilled in labor struggles around the world in the past and present (as we speak people are dying at the hands of the Colombian state authorities for this struggle). People fought hard for our rights to free time. People died for this right. If your work makes your company more money, they should pay you. They shouldn’t reward your hard work with something vague like job prospects and opportunities, no they should pay you overtime with money. If you work more then 40 hours a week, you should get your extra hours payed in overtime (not less then 90% of your base wage). If they don’t want to give you that, you are being exploited by your bosses. Do know that you can practice your skills and get your fair share for your work. Don’t let anyone exploit your work. You’re worth more than that. Solidarity.
- bpodgursky 5y agoI'm a software engineer that makes multiple of six figures. I know how to take care of my own financial prospects. I don't need your patronization or protection.
- eggsmediumrare 5y agoSounds like you got yours.
- bpodgursky 5y agoIf you want to make an argument about inequality, make that one. It would be more effective than going around trying to convince software engineers they are chumps for working hard.
- eggsmediumrare 5y agoMy entire argument is don't work for free. Your experience (if equity was involved, also a lot of luck) does not represent reality for the vast majority of devs who work lots of overtime and are never compensated for it... Some voluntarily, like yourself, and others who now have to row to the unnecessary pace they set.
- runarberg 5y agoI’m sorry, I meant no disrespect. If I made you feel patronized it must be because of my bad writing skills. All I wanted was for you—and workers like you—to realize that your work is worth more then to give it away for free to your bosses. I don’t do this out of the goodness of my heart, but for our solidarity as a fellow worker. You see the more workers that do work for free the less value all our work is. And hundreds of years of labor struggle will all be for nought.
- TheGigaChad 5y agoSuck dick, lazy cunt.
- refurb 5y agoIt sounds like your argument boils down to “stop doing things I wouldn’t do?”