> It is well known that the best way to get a raise in software is to switch jobs. When you are a junior developer (not talking about titles) there is nowhere

> It is well known that the best way to get a raise in software is to switch jobs. When you are a junior developer (not talking about titles) there is nowhere to go but up and nothing to lose. You also have less skills and lower confidence. As you get older these things reverse. Your priorities change. If you enjoy building things you no longer care as much about dicking around with tools like a trained monkey for mild increases in pay. That greatly alters the sorts of work you are willing to perform and how aggressively you are willing to fight for that shitty child-like work. > So why is nothing done about it? There is nothing to be done. Software is fully unregulated which means there is absolutely no baseline to qualify competence or experience. If prospective employers want to over spend on trend chasing tool jockeys then that’s their liability.