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People who want to go into "passion" careers are easily exploited. They'll put up with more shit because of their idealism/passion and there's usually more of
by tablespoon 5y ago
People who want to go into "passion" careers are easily exploited. They'll put up with more shit because of their idealism/passion and there's usually more of them than there are jobs, so when they burn out they can be easily replaced.
I have no first hand knowledge of this, but my understanding is video game development is a good example of this: the pay and working conditions are far worse than similar software engineering roles in other industries, because so many video game enthusiasts want to grow up to make games.
- sangnoir 5y agoGame development, pilots, and non-profits. The majority of people who enter those industries are self-selected and are passionate enough about their jobs that they will put up with a lot of abuse.
- AtlasBarfed 5y agoUnless you are an executive on a nonprofit, then it is of paramount importance that you are paid handsomely because otherwise your irreplaceable leadership skills won't be retained.
- HWR_14 5y agoExecutives at non-profits tend to be pretty underpaid compared to similar executives at similarly sized for-profits. It just sounds outrageous because executive pay is just that high.
- panick21 5y agoIs it exploitation when those people choice themselves where to go AND the same people know they had other options. Its not like SpaceX couldn't get job anywhere else.