In third-world countries there are developers earning less than $500 per month and they're generally stuck with it (fresh grads, or experienced yet low-skilled)

In third-world countries there are developers earning less than $500 per month and they're generally stuck with it (fresh grads, or experienced yet low-skilled). "Shitty" is very subjective, could be compensation-wise, or ethics-wise, even trajectory-wise. > I was really upset having spent a weekend on a take-home project who's feedback was basically "we're disappointed." Man I had my fair share of these, for example: that time when I laid out the technical limitations we'll encounter, and all response that I got is "you're over-complicating this". That's the time I realized I need to just be doing the bare minimum to survive, and that I should start considering working on my own projects towards having my own company someday, so I don't put myself in that situation again. Seems like it's just ebb and flow of the career, learning lessons along the way, and of course having a thicker skin in the game.