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Because in the UK (where all of my ancestors are from) they don't value software engineers like they do in the US.
by wyclif 5y ago
Because in the UK (where all of my ancestors are from) they don't value software engineers like they do in the US.
- erik_seaberg 5y agoIn the 1990s we were paid and managed like accountants. When the Web went mainstream, Bay Area VC companies created a sudden shortage which slowly spread.
- wyclif 5y agoISTM that the main cultural difference is that UK companies consider developers as cost centers, not profit centers. Therefore, the bean counters have an incentive to either eliminate us or consider us as interchangeable cogs in the system.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoBut FAANG do. So why don't they raise salaries?