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Tech is, quite frankly, a waste of time for everyone. That's why they pay you so much to turn your life into gigantic market caps.
by whateveracct 5y ago
Tech is, quite frankly, a waste of time for everyone. That's why they pay you so much to turn your life into gigantic market caps.
- saiojd 5y agoWhy are you on a tech site if you think tech is a waste of time?
- whateveracct 5y agoI like technology but dislike tech. Plenty of good technical discussions on here. I'm in tech because they pay me big bucks to basically do nothing, and as I rise the ranks, I can do even less and get paid more. Can't pass on a gravy train.
- saiojd 5y agoJust curious, do you mean that you dislike what the big corpos happen to be doing, or do you mean "I dislike it all, I just happen to like learning the stuff + it pays". (I'm not sure I see the difference between "technology" and "tech")
- pb7 5y agoTech pays a lot because there's a lot of money in tech. Most people in tech are underpaid relative to the value generated, in part because a lot of people enjoy working in tech.
- whateveracct 5y agoMost tech jobs pretty much demand your entire life's focus. Partially due to the mental demands, partially due to office culture. Luckily with remote work, it's becoming easier to do 10-20hrs for the same pay 40-60 (accounting for commute and other incidental costs) used to get. So I can finally use my technical skills to benefit myself way more than what I'm selling to my employer for the first time in many years. In a way, this transition to remote work is making it so I can clandestinely get a BigCo to finance my longterm career & personal software dreams ;)
- pb7 5y ago>it's becoming easier to do 10-20hrs for the same pay 40-60 For what it's worth, I did exactly this for years even in the office. But I agree, remote makes this way easier for everyone.